SOLUTION: 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 populati

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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.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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154%2A10%5E6 tons/yr x 1%2F12 yrs/month = %2877%2F6%29%2A10%5E6 tons/month
%28%2877%2F6%29%2A10%5E6%29%2F%28250%2A10%5E6%29 = tons/month/person
.051333 tons/month/person
just convert tons to pounds by multiplying by x pounds/ ton