Write a formula that will ted determine how much money his group will receive for the cans
t=total amount they'll receive
n=number of kilograms
a=amount the center pays per kilogram

Since Ted will get a certain amount of money T is to the left of the equals sign.
The number of kilograms multiplied by the amount the center pays would be on the other side so...
T= NA
if there were 5 kilograms and they pay 20 dollars for 1 then it would be 
T = 5(20)

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