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By recycling 1 ton of paper,6,953 gallons of water are saved.How many gallons of water are saved by recycling 4 tons of paper?

User Fink
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6953/1 = x/4
6953 = x/4
6953 * 4 = x
27812 = x

27812 gallons.

User Martin Niederl
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6,953*4=27,812 gallons are saved
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