SOLUTION: the amount of garbage produced by our society requires that every work to recycle .each person in the united state produces an average or 3.5 pounds of trash a day.

Question 97339: the amount of garbage produced by our society requires that every work to recycle .each person in the united state produces an average or 3.5 pounds of trash a day.

1.write an expression representing the pounds of trash produced in a day by a family that has x members.
2.write an expression representing the pounds of trash produced in a day by a family that has y members.
3. write an expression representing the pounds of trash produced in a day by both of the families in parts 1 and 2
Answer by mathslover(157) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.write an expression representing the pounds of trash produced in a day by a family that has x members.
trash produced = 3.5*x
2.write an expression representing the pounds of trash produced in a day by a family that has y members.
trash produced = 3.5*y
3. write an expression representing the pounds of trash produced in a day by both of the families in parts 1 and 2
trash produced by both the families = 3.5x + 3.5y
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