In mathematical writing: x(12 ounces)= 1 pound. 1 pound = 16 ounces, so use substitution: x(12 ounces)=16 ounces. Forget the word "ounces" and write it again: 12x=16. Divide by 12 on both sides to obtain x=16/12=4/3= 1 and 1/3. The answer is this: You would need 1 and 1/3 aluminum cans to make 1 pound.
A ton is 2,000 pounds so divide how much a pop can is by 2000 For example: A pop can weighs 1/2 pound. 2000/.5 is 4,000 pop cans
1 pound = 453,592.37 milligrams
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Now it is 100 pence to the pound. Pre decimal currency, there were 240 pennies in a pound.
You need six cans, and you would have 130 mls left over.6 * 355 = 2.13 L
There are approximately 25 empty 12-ounce aluminum cans that make up a pound.
It takes 31.92 empty cans to make a pound. ____________________________________________________________________ I got 29.09 cans per 16 ounces (1 pound) at .55 ounces per can. But, all and all, if you remember 30 empty cans per pound you will be good to go. Around here it's $0.48 per pound of aluminum. Check with your areas recycling center and start making a difference!
It takes 16oz to make a pound, if you have a 24 ounce can then you only need 2/3's of the can to make your pound.
It depends on how much a pound of aluminum is going for. The fact that they're beer cans won't make any difference.
In anoka county, MN. Todays price is .56$ p/lb for aluminum cans.
Flattening an aluminum can makes no difference to its weight. However, a bag full of flattened aluminum cans will weigh much more than a bag full of unflattened aluminum cans, simply because you can fit many more cans in the bag.
44 cents a pound for aluminum cans. if you are a scrapper collecting siding and such, then i think its only 40 cents or 41 cents a pound. i think a case of beer is about a little less than a pound empty cans. just imagine how many empty cases of beer you need to drink to buy another one for 12 bucks prices may be different around places. i priced a few places in the Chicago area. Baltimore metal inc pays 75 cents a pound for aluminum cans elgin recycle 44 cents a pound south shore is 35 cents a pound. Average is 40 cents a pound Scrap aluminum pricing depends on how clean/prepared your aluminum scrap is as well as the grade of aluminum scrap metal. Some basic pricing as of June 2011 is Aluminum Cans $0.67/lb Aluminum Cans - Crushed $0.70/lb Painted Aluminum Siding $0.60/lb Extruded Aluminum $0.70/lb Sheet Aluminum $0.52/lb Always make sure that the scrap yard you are dealing with is paying close to Comex/LME Pricing.
50 to 60 aluminum cans per kilogram equating to approximtely 50,000 cans per tonne (1000kg) Answer: There are approximately 35 aluminum cans to a pound. As there are 2240 lbs in a ton then there are about 80,000 aluminum cans in a ton. (35 x 2240 = 78400) Aluminium is currently worth £780 per ton. This is equivalent to about 1p per can. (78000p x 78400cans = 0.99p)
This is an experiment you may conduct for yourself. Just get a few dozen cans, and weigh them. Hint, 40 should be enough.
an element used to make soft-drink cans is aluminum
No, they make 8 and 16 ounce cans
Mostly now, aluminum is used to make cans.