Amy, Bruce, and Carlos collected a total of 168 pounds of cans to recycle. Bruce collected 1/3 the number of pounds of cans Carlos collected. Amy collected the same number of pounds of cans as Bruce and Carlos combined. Solve the equation for c, and then determine the number of pounds of cans Bruce collected.. Show all work necessary to support your answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Let number of pounds of cans collected by Amy =

Let number of pounds of cans collected by Bruce =

Let number of pounds of cans collected by Carlos =

As per question statement, total number of cans collected = 168

..... (1)

Number of pounds collected by Bruce is rd of the pounds of cans collected by Carlos.

Number of pounds collected by Amy is equal to number of pounds collected by Bruce and Carlos combined.

Using equation (2):

Using equations (2) and (3) in equation (1), we get:

Using equation (2):

the most boring ever written

step-by-step explanation:

i am writing something. yes, i plan to make it the most boring thing ever written. i go to the store. a car is parked. many cars are parked or moving. some are blue. some are tan. they have windows. in the store, there are items for sale. these include such things as soap, detergent, magazines, and lettuce. you can enhance your life with these products. soap can be used for bathing, be it in a bathtub or in a shower. apply the soap to your body and rinse. detergent is used to wash clothes. place your dirty clothes into a washing machine and add some detergent as directed on the box. select the appropriate settings on your washing machine and you should be ready to begin. magazines are stapled reading material made with glossy paper, and they cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from news and politics to business and stock market information. some magazines are concerned with more recreational topics, like sports card collecting or different kinds of hairstyles. lettuce is a vegetable.

answer: bearing in mind that a rectangle has a perimeter of length + length + width + width.

step-by-step explanation:

p = perimeter

l = length

x=width

p = 2l + 2x

p = 2(l+x)     < ==== perimeter of the base of the box.