Calculate the number of cans he can collect
Every bags hold 300 cans, so the number of cans will be
the cans = the number of bags × the number of cans each bag
the cans = 5 × 300
the cans = 6,000
He can collect 6,000 cans
Calculate the amount of money he will get
If $2 is the money he gets for collecting 450 cans, then x will be the money he gets for collecting 6,000 cans. Make a comparison.
[tex] \dfrac{\text{money}}{\text{cans}}= \dfrac{\text{money}}{\text{cans}}[/tex]
Plug in the numbers
[tex] \dfrac{x}{6,000}= \dfrac{2}{450} [/tex]
solve for x by moving 6,000 to the right side. Because on the left side, it's a divisor, after moved out to the right side it will become a multiplier.
[tex] \dfrac{x}{6,000}= \dfrac{2}{450} [/tex]
[tex]x= \dfrac{2(6,000)}{450}[/tex]
simplify
[tex]x= \dfrac{12,000}{450} [/tex]
x = 26.67
He will get about $26.67
