SOLUTION: total of 4500 pounds of material. A newspaper weighed three times as much as aluminum cans and aluminum weighed twice as much as glass, what was the weight of each material, please
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Question 1111894: total of 4500 pounds of material. A newspaper weighed three times as much as aluminum cans and aluminum weighed twice as much as glass, what was the weight of each material, please Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
1 part of glass + 2 parts of aluminium + 6 parts of newspaper = 9 parts.
Each part weights = 500 pounds.
Can you complete from this point on your own ?
