Question

Y Multi-step problems with customary uni You have prisen to reveall Go to In school, Gavin learned that the average person produces 50 pounds of recyclables every month. But, they usually throw away twice that much garbage. He wonders what that means for his family. Gavin lives with his mother, father, and 2 sisters. About how many tons of garbage does Gavin's family throw away every year? tons Submit

Answer 1

Given,

• the average person produces 50 pounds of recyclables every month

,

• they usually throw away twice that much garbage

This means, each person usually throw away 50 x 2 = 100 pounds of garbage per month.

Gavin's family consists of:

0. Mother

,

1. Father

,

2. Sister 1

,

3. Sister 2

,

4. Gavin, himself

So, that's 5 people. On average 100 pounds of garbage are thrown away per person. Thus, 5 people will throw away:

`\begin{gathered} 5*100 \\ =500\text{pounds} \end{gathered}`

500 pounds of garbage PER MONTH

Per year it will be:

500 * 12 months = 6000 pounds per year

We want the answer in tons!

We know 2000 pounds = 1 ton, thus,

6000/2000 = 3 tons

Correct Answer

3 tons