Question

After a recycling awareness program, the number of tons of recyclable material taken to the landfill is reduced by 13 7/10 tons per month. Represent the total change in the tons of recyclable material taken to the landfill after 7 months resulting from the awareness program.

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Answer 1

• 95 9/10 tons

Explanation:

Given

• Reduction in a month = 13 7/10 tons,
• Number of months = 7

Solution

Total reduction over the given period is the product of the two numbers above:

• 13 7/10 * 7 =
• 13*7 + 7/10*7 =
• 91 + 49/10 =
• 91 + 4 9/10 =
• 95 9/10 tons