Question

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.

Answer 1

33.33 percent.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer : The percentage of food wasted every year is, 33.33%

Solution : Given,

World produces food every year = 3.9 billion tons

The food consumed each year = 2.6 billion tons

Now we have to calculate the wasted food each year.

`\text{The wasted food ever year}=\text{World produces food every year}-\text{The food consumed each year}`

`\text{The wasted food ever year}=3.9-2.6=1.3\text{ billion tons}`

Now we have to calculate the percentage of food is wasted every year.

`\%\text{ of food is wasted every year}=\frac{\text{The wasted food ever year}}{\text{World produces food every year}}* 100`

`\%\text{ of food is wasted every year}=(1.3)/(3.9)* 100=33.33\%`

Therefore, the percentage of food wasted every year is, 33.33%