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Step-by-step explanation
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We know she gets 1 nickel for every can, and 1 nickel is just 5 cents. So we first get this set up:
[tex]\frac{1 \ Nickel}{can} =\frac{5 \ cents}{can}[/tex] Now, we also know she gets 85 cents for a certain amount of cans, x:
[tex]\frac{85 \ cents}{x \ can}[/tex] Now, we can just use the proportionality we designed above, but flip it so cans cancel out:
[tex]x \ cans = 85 cents * \frac{1 can}{5 cents} = 17 cans[/tex]
Thus, Talia recycles 17 cans.
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