The total weight of recycled material was 40 pounds. The newspapers weighed four times the tin. The glass is five pounds less than the newspapers. Find how many pounds of each material was recycled.

1 answer

If the tin weighs x, then

x + 4x + 4x-5 = 40
now finish it off

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