If recycling 2,500 pounds of paper saves 20 trees, how many trees are saved when 4,000 pounds of paper are recycled?

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Answer:

This is a ratio question. Set 16/2000 = x/5000 and solve for x. = 40 trees

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Alexey Kalmykov answered Jul 2, 2022

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