Ken’s seventh grade class plans to collect empty aluminum pop cans as a fund raiser to buy two new books for the school library. The books will cost a total of $50. a. If $0.25 per pound is the current price for aluminum at the recycling center, how many pounds of empty cans will the class have to collect? (3 points) Work: Answer
b. Six empty cans weigh about 3.5 ounces. How many empty cans will the class have to collect to meet their quota of pounds? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. (3 points) Work: Answer