Scrap collection

Pupils collected 3,740 kg of scrap iron, 140 kg more than nine times what Palko himself collected. How much scrap did Palko collect?

Final Answer:

p =  400 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

3740=140+9p  3740=140+9 p  9p=3600  p=93600=400  p=400=400 kg



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