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21 November, 04:57

Approximately 60 percent of municipal solid waste in the united states is composed of some form of organic matter that could be composted. every american generates approximately 2 kg of waste every day. the amount of compostable waste that could be generated by one individual in a week would be closest to

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  1. 21 November, 05:06
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    Question: the amount of compostable waste that could be generated by one individual in a week would be closest to?

    Given:

    Average waste generated by an American per day = 2kg

    Proportion of the waste that can be composted = 60%

    Solution:

    Let X = the amount of compostable waste generated by one individual in a week

    X = X2kg*60%*7 days

    X = 2 (.6) (7)

    X = 8.4 kg
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