Question

At the beach cleanup, Maya's group collected 14.8 pounds of trash on Saturday and 12.5 pounds on Sunday. Will's group collected the same total amount of trash as Maya's group but collected only 11.8 pounds on Saturday.

HELP PEALSE!!!!!

How much trash did Will's group collect on Sunday?



A.
3.0 pounds


B.
12.5 pounds


C.
15.5 pounds


D.
27.3 pounds

Answer 1

the answer is C, because you add 14.8 and 12.5, then subtract 11.8. the remaining number is the answer, 15.5

Answer 2

To solve this all that we need to do is take 12.5+14.8=27.3 then take 27.3-11.8=15.5 so C is your answer Enjoy!=)