SOLUTION: In 1960, the U.S. generated 87.1 million tons of municiple solid waste and recovered "recycle" only 4.3 % of it. The amount of municiple solid waste generated in the U.S. can be mo

Question 147470: In 1960, the U.S. generated 87.1 million tons of municiple solid waste and recovered "recycle" only 4.3 % of it. The amount of municiple solid waste generated in the U.S. can be modeled by the formula, while the amount recovered can be modeled by the formula, where W is the millions of tons and N is the number of years since 1960.
1.use the formulas to determine the year in which the U.S. generated over 1 million tons of municiple solid waste.
2.find the year in which 13% of the municiple solid waste generated will be recovered
3.will the recovery rate ever reach 25%
4.According to this model which is the maximun %age of solid waste that will ever be recovered.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formulas did not get posted.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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