Amanda collected 131 pounds of newspaper for the recycling drive. Tanvi collected 243 times as much newspaper as Amanda. How many pounds of newspaper did Tanvi collect?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ pounds
Q. Amanda collected 131 pounds of newspaper for the recycling drive. Tanvi collected 243 times as much newspaper as Amanda. How many pounds of newspaper did Tanvi collect?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ pounds
Convert to Improper Fraction: Step 1: Convert Amanda's newspaper amount to an improper fraction for easier calculation. Amanda collected 131 pounds, which is equal to 34 pounds.
Calculate Tanvi's Amount: Step 2: Calculate how much newspaper Tanvi collected. Tanvi collected 243 times as much as Amanda. First, convert 243 to an improper fraction, which is 411. Then multiply Amanda's amount by Tanvi's multiplier: (34)×(411).
Perform Multiplication: Step 3: Perform the multiplication to find the total pounds of newspaper Tanvi collected. (34)×(411)=1244, which simplifies to 311 or 332 pounds.
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