Question

Your office is raising money for charity by collecting aluminium cans for recycling. They get 36p per kilo of cans. A kilo is approximately 72 cans. They have collected 8645 cans How much money have they raised?

Answer 1

£43.23

Explanation:

8645 cans divided by 72 per kilo is 120.069 kilos of cans

120.069 kilos times 0.36 pounds

Rounded up to 43.23

Answer 2

8645 cans divided by 72 per kilo is 120.069 kilos of cans
120.069 kilos times 0.36 pounds= 43.22 pounds raised