Question

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Every ton of recycled office paper saves about 17 trees. A textbook publisher recycled 8000 pounds of paper. How many trees did this save? Hint: There are 2000 pounds in 1 ton.

Answer 1

Answer: 68 trees

Explanation:

2000=1 ton
8000=4 tons

8000/4=2000

so if 17 trees are saved by every ton and a textbook publisher recycles 8000 pounds of paper then that would mean he saved 68 trees