For every 12 cans you recycle, you receive $0.50, and for every 5 kilograms of newspapers, you receive $1.50. If your family collected 144 cans and 20 kilograms of newspapers, how much money would you receive?
Use reasoning to answer the following question.
12
There are 144 / 12 = 12 sets of 12 cans that the family collected.

So, the family would receive $0.

50 x 12 = $6 for the cans.

There are 20 / 5 = 4 sets of 5 kilograms of newspapers that the family collected.

So, the family would receive $1.

50 x 4 = $6 for the newspapers.

Therefore, the family would receive a total of $6 + $6 = $12.

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The answer: 12