A factory recycles paper for its own use.
Eight sheets of paper are required to make each new sheet.
From 981 sheets of paper to be recycled, how many sheets can possibly be made in total?
Answer is 140.
981/8=122(new) + 5(old)
122/8=15(new)+ 5(old)
15/8=1(new)+ 7(old)
5+5+7=17(old)
17/8=2(new)+ 1(old)
Total new sheets recycled are 122+15+1+2 =140
Paper plates can be recycled to make new plates.
Nine used plates are required to make each new plate.
If there are 145 used plates, how many new plates can possibly be made in total?
A factory recycles plates for use in its canteen.
If there are 625 used plates, how many plates can possibly be made in total?
A thrifty person saves candle stubs to form into new candles.
Seven stubs are needed to make each new candle.
If there are 241 stubs, how many candles can possibly be made in total?
A newspaper made of 16 large sheets of paper folded in half. The newspaper has 64 pages altogether. The first sheet contains pages 1, 2, 63, 64. If you pick up a sheet containing page number 45, what are the other pages that this sheet contains?
A factory recycles paper cups for use in its canteen.
Seven used cups are needed to make each new cup.
If there are 2,251 used cups, how many new cups can possibly be made?
