Samuel and Jason sell cans to a recycling center that pays $0.50 per pound of cans. The table shows the
number of pounds of cans that they sold for several days.
Day Samuel's cans(lb) Jason's cans(lb)
Monday
15.5
12.1
Tuesday
13.1
10.1
Wednesday 12.2
9.1
Samuel wants to use his earnings from Monday and Tuesday to buy some batteries that cost $5.50 each.
How many batteries can Samuel buy?
Samuel can buy
batteries.
