The plan

Students have collected 48 kg of paper, which is 16% of their target. How many more kilograms of paper do they need to collect to fulfil the plan?

Final Answer:

x =  252 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

r=16%=10016=254=0.16 n=48 kg  n = r   p  p=n/r=48/0.16=300 kg  x=pn=30048=252 kg



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