Suppose Jason receives d dollars for recycling. He is paid $0.10 for each bottle and $0.05 for each can. Jason earned $5.25 for collecting 53 cans and an unspecified number of bottles. How many bottles did Jason collect?
a.24
b.25
c.26
d.27
.10b + 53(.05) = $5.25
Solve for b.
53 * .05 = 2.65
5.25 - 2.65 = ?
? / .10 = bottles
To find the number of bottles that Jason collected, we can set up an equation based on the information given. Let's assume that Jason collected x bottles.
Amount earned from bottles = $0.10 * number of bottles = $0.10x
Amount earned from cans = $0.05 * number of cans = $0.05 * 53 = $2.65
Total amount earned = Amount earned from bottles + Amount earned from cans
$5.25 = $0.10x + $2.65
Now, we can solve this equation to find the value of x:
$5.25 - $2.65 = $0.10x
$2.60 = $0.10x
Dividing both sides of the equation by $0.10:
$2.60 / $0.10 = x
26 = x
Therefore, Jason collected 26 bottles.
The correct answer is c.26.