SOLUTION: If the energy saved from one recycled aluminum-can will operate a standard television sets for 3 hours, how many aluminum cans would have to be recycled to furnish enough energy to

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Question 212837: If the energy saved from one recycled aluminum-can will operate a standard television sets for 3 hours, how many aluminum cans would have to be recycled to furnish enough energy to operate 680 television sets for 4.5 hours per day for 1 week.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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One can recycled saves 1 TV running for 3 hours
(680 TVs / 4.5 hrs x 7) = 680%2F31.5
680%2F31.5 TV/hr
%28680%2F31.5%29+%2F+%281%2F3%29+=+64.77
64.77 aluminum cans would have to be recycled
Unless I goofed