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The world produces about 3.9 billion tons of food every year. Of that amount, approximately 2.6 billion tons is consumed each year. The rest is wasted. What percentage of food is wasted every year? Choose the closest answer. A. 30% B. 33.33% C. 60% D. 66.66%

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total food produces => 3.9 billion

total consumed = 2.6 billion

remaining = 1.3billion tons .

therefore %ve of food wasted = 1.3/3.9×100 = 33.33%

hence 33.33% food waste every year .

option b) is right answer .

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the corect answer for your question is b.

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