SOLUTION: I answered this question and need to know if my answer is correct The number of N of aluminum cans can be used each year varies directly as the numbr of people P using the cans.

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The number of N of aluminum cans can be used each year varies directly as the numbr of people P using the cans. If 53 people use 11,342 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,518,000?. The answer I have is: 324,852,000 is that correct? Thanks
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The number of N of aluminum cans can be used each year varies directly as the numbr of people P using the cans.
If 53 people use 11,342 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,518,000?.
The answer I have is: 324,852,000 is that correct?
:
Let's see
=
Cross multiply
53c = 1518000*11342
c =
c = 324,852,000, so you are absolutely right!
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