document.write( "Question 398611: In the United states 154,000,000 tons of garbage are produced annually. On an average, about how many pounds is that each month for each person in the United States? The population of the United States is about 250 million. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"154%2A10%5E6\" tons/yr x \"1%2F12\" yrs/month = \"%2877%2F6%29%2A10%5E6\" tons/month
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%2877%2F6%29%2A10%5E6%29%2F%28250%2A10%5E6%29\" = tons/month/person
\n" ); document.write( "\".051333\" tons/month/person
\n" ); document.write( "just convert tons to pounds by multiplying by \"x\" pounds/ ton
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