Question

Recycled newspaper sells for $5.00 for 1 ton. The United States recycled 6.6 million tons of newspaper during 1991. Use the distributive property to find how much money was made from the sale of recycled newspapers in 1991.

Answer 1

5×6,600,000=33,000,000

Answer 2

$33,000,000

Explanation:

Recycled newspaper sells for $5.00 for 1 ton.

Let x ton be the amount recycled in 1991 by U.S.

so to represented this situation expression will be F(x) = 5 x

Now we replace x = 6.6 million tons

≈ 6.6 ×
`10^(6)` tons

Total money made by recycling 6.6 ×
`10^(6)` tons

= 5 × 6,600,000

= $33,000,000

In 1991 U.S. made $33,000,000 from the sale of recycled newspapers.