The Weston Laundry washes all the linens for local hotels. In 7 days, they washed 285.38 pounds of towels and 353.47 pounds of sheets. About how many pounds of laundry did they wash each day?
In the problem it is already given that Weston Laundry washed 285.38 pounds of towel and 353.47 pounds of sheets from local hotels in 1 day. Firstly we have to find the total pounds of linens that Weston Laundry has washed in 7 days. Then only will it be possible to find the amount of linen washed in a day. Then t Total linen washed by Weston Laundry in 7 days = (285.38 + 353.47) pounds = 638.85 pounds. Then The amount of linen washed by Weston Laundry in 1 day = 638.85/7 = 91.26 pounds So Weston Laundry washed about 91.26 pounds of linen each day.
