Question

John wanted to collect 29 pounds of cans in 4 days. How much should he collect each day to teach his goal? Which 2 whole numbers does your answer lie between?

Answer 1

He must collect 7.25 cans each day.

The number of cans to be collected each day lies between whole numbers 7 and 8.

Explanation:

Given:

Number of cans john wants to collect = 29 pounds

Number of days = 4

We need to find the the number of can he must collect each day in order to reach his goal.

Solution:

Now we know that;

number of can he must collect each day can be calculated by dividing Number of cans john wants to collect by Number of days.

framing in equation form we get;

number of can he must collect each day =
`(29)/(4)=7.25`

Hence He must collect 7.25 cans each day.

Also the number of cans to be collected each day lies between whole numbers 7 and 8.