Question

A garbage company recycles ½ tons of plastic every 3 minutes. At this rate, approximately how many tons of plastic does the company recycle in two days?

Answer 1

Total number of minutes in 2 days = 2880

Total time used for recycling garbage in 2 days = 2880/3 = 960

If 3 minutes = 1/2 tons

Then 960 minutes = 960*1/2 = 960/2 = 480

Therefore 480 tons of garbage where recycled in 2 days