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Paper that can and cannot be made new

The question

A school collected 392 kg of old paper for its craft fair. The teachers found that 4/7 of the paper could be made into new paper.

  1. (a) How much of the paper could be made into new paper?

  2. (b) How much of the paper could not be made into new paper?

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Answer

  • (a)224 kg
  • (b)168 kg
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