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16 October, 17:20

Brandon's office recycled a total of 2.79 kilograms of paper over 2 weeks. How many weeks will it take Brandon's office to recycle a total of 16.74 kilograms of paper? Solve using unit rates.

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  1. 16 October, 17:28
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    The problem above makes use of the ratio and proportion. Let x be the number of weeks it will take Brandon's office to recycle a total of 16.74 kilograms of paper. The ratio and proportion can be presented in the following,

    2.79 kg papers / 2 weeks = 16.74 kg papers / x weeks

    From the equation, x = 12. Thus, the answer is 12 weeks.
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