Homework Help: math

Posted by cindy on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 8:35pm.

in the united states .154,000,000 tons of garbage are prouduced annually .on an average ,about how many pounds is that each month for each person in the united states? the popullation of the united states is about 250 millon pounds
answer: pounds

math - MathMate, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9:23pm
Weight of garbage
=154,000,000 tons
=154,000,000 tons * 2000 lbs/ton

Population
= 250,000,000 persons

Divide weight of garbage by population to get the number of pounds / person
= 154,000,000 tons * 2000 pounds/ton ÷ 250,000,000 persons
= ______________ pounds/person
math - cindy, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9:29pm
1232?
math - MathMate, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 11:38pm
Correct!
(It comes to about 4 pounds per person per day.)

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