SOLUTION: The amount of garbage that a city produces each month is directly proportional to its population. A city with a population of 400,000 produces 7 tons of garbage each month. How muc

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Question 1168197: The amount of garbage that a city produces each month is directly proportional to its population. A city with a population of 400,000 produces 7 tons of garbage each month. How much garbage will be produced from a city with a population of 500,000?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Divide 7 tons by 4 and then multiply the result by 5.


It seems to be pretty obvious.