The student council collected 240 cans of food for their winter food drive.
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of the canned goods are vegetables.
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of the canned goods are fruits.
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of the canned goods are canned meats.
• The rest of the canned goods are soups.
How many cans of soup were collected?
Responses
A 8888
B 4040
C 200200
D 50
To find the number of cans of soup collected, we first need to calculate the total percentage of cans for vegetables, fruits, and canned meats:
- Vegetables: 1/4 of 240 cans = 240/4 = 60 cans
- Fruits: 1/5 of 240 cans = 240/5 = 48 cans
- Canned Meats: 1/6 of 240 cans = 240/6 = 40 cans
Now, we can add up the cans of vegetables, fruits, and canned meats to find the total number of cans accounted for:
60 (vegetables) + 48 (fruits) + 40 (canned meats) = 148 cans accounted for
Subtracting this from the total number of cans collected:
240 (total collected) - 148 (vegetables, fruits, canned meats) = 92 cans of soup collected
Therefore, the correct answer is C) 92.