document.write( "Question 595943: If 52 people use 20,852 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,089,000? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #377435 by jenny88(1)\"\" \"About 
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2715.71 cans\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I found the answer by using a proportion 52/20852 = x/1089000
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