A recycling center was offering cash for different types of recyclables. For each pound of copper they paid $1.48, for each pound of aluminum they paid $1.55, and for each pound of plastic they paid $0.30. Jesse took in 50 pounds of copper, 15 pounds of aluminum and 10 pounds of plastic. How much money was he paid for his recyclables?

Question

A recycling center was offering cash for different types of recyclables. For each pound of copper they paid $1.48, for each pound of aluminum they paid $1.55, and for each pound of plastic they paid $0.30. Jesse took in 50 pounds of copper, 15 pounds of aluminum and 10 pounds of plastic. How much money was he paid for his recyclables?

Responses
A $90.25$90.25
B $96.75$96.75
C $100.25$100.25
D $105.50

Answer 1

To find out how much money Jesse was paid for his recyclables, we need to calculate the amount he was paid for each type of material and then add them together.

For the 50 pounds of copper, he was paid $1.48 per pound, so the total amount paid for the copper is 50 * $1.48 = $<<50*1.48=74>>74.

For the 15 pounds of aluminum, he was paid $1.55 per pound, so the total amount paid for the aluminum is 15 * $1.55 = $<<15*1.55=23.25>>23.25.

For the 10 pounds of plastic, he was paid $0.30 per pound, so the total amount paid for the plastic is 10 * $0.30 = $<<10*0.30=3>>3.

Adding up the amounts paid for each type of material, Jesse was paid a total of $74 + $23.25 + $3 = $<<74+23.25+3=100.25>>100.25.

So the correct answer is C) $100.25.