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
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
1232?
Correct!
(It comes to about 4 pounds per person per day.)
To find out how many pounds of garbage each person in the United States produces each month, you can follow these steps:
1. Start with the annual garbage production, which is 154,000,000 tons.
2. Convert tons to pounds by multiplying by 2,000 (since there are 2,000 pounds in a ton). So, 154,000,000 tons * 2,000 pounds/ton = 308,000,000,000 pounds.
3. Divide the total pounds of garbage by the population of the United States, which is about 250 million people. So, 308,000,000,000 pounds / 250,000,000 people = 1,232 pounds/person.
4. Finally, divide the result by 12 (months) to find out the average pounds of garbage each person produces per month. 1,232 pounds/year / 12 months = 102.67 pounds/person.
Therefore, on average, each person in the United States produces about 102.67 pounds of garbage per month.