Question

Wyatt's office recycled a total of 28 kilograms of paper over 7 weeks. How many weeks will it take Wyatt's office to recycle a total of 32 kilograms of paper? Solve using unit rates.

Answer 1

Wyatt's office will take 8 weeks to recycle a total of 32 kilograms of paper.

Explanation:

Given that Wyatt's office recycled a total of 28 kilograms of paper over 7 weeks.

So in one week, Wyatt's office will recycle = 28/7 = 4 kilograms / per week

Therefore,

• unit rate = 4 kilograms / per week

Thus, weeks taken by Wyatt's office to recycle 32 kg of paper

32/4 = 8 weeks

Hence, Wyatt's office will take 8 weeks to recycle a total of 32 kilograms of paper.