Question 705662: Last week, V-Recycle picked up a total of 4,500 kilograms of recycling material. If newspaper weighed 3 times as much as the aluminum cans and the aluminum cans weighed twice as much as the glass, what was the weight of each material?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Last week, V-Recycle picked up a total of 4,500 kilograms of recycling material. If newspaper weighed 3 times as much as the aluminum cans and the aluminum cans weighed twice as much as the glass, what was the weight of each material?
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let x= weight of glass
2x=weight of aluminum
3*2x=6x=weight of newspapers
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x+2x+6x=4500
9x=4500
x=500
2x=1000
6x=3000
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weight of glass=500 kg
weight of aluminum=1000 kg
weight of newspapers=3000 kg
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