a recycle drive is planned for oxford elementary school to raise $1750 for playground equipment for their schoolthe following table shows the prices that the county recycling center gives for recyclables.TYPE OF MATERIALPAPER ALUMINUMCARDBOARDPRICE PER CANPAPERALUMINUM $0.05CARDBOARD PRICE PER POUNDPAPER $0.41ALUMINUMCARDBOARD $0.26if the school can raise $1260 in cardboard and cans, about how many pounds of papers would the need to recycleA.900 poundsB.1000 poundsC.1200 poundsD.1500 poundsTarget total: $1750 Amount raised through cardboard and cans: $1260 Therefore the amount needed to be raised from papers is $1750 - $1260 $490Each pound of paper raises 41 cents, so divide the $490 by $0.41 to find how many pounds of papers would be needed to raise the remaining money$490 / $0.41 1195Therefore roughly 1200 pounds of papers would be neededAnswer C.Other related question