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Question 461048: I answered this question and need to know if my answer is correct
The number of N of aluminum cans can be used each year varies directly as the numbr of people P using the cans. If 53 people use 11,342 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,518,000?. The answer I have is: 324,852,000 is that correct? Thanks

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The number of N of aluminum cans can be used each year varies directly as the numbr of people P using the cans.
If 53 people use 11,342 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,518,000?.
The answer I have is: 324,852,000 is that correct?
:
Let's see
53%2F1518000 = 11342%2Fc
Cross multiply
53c = 1518000*11342
c = 1.722%2810%5E10%29%2F53
c = 324,852,000, so you are absolutely right!