Assume Everyone in the United States Consumes One Soft Drink

question 45

Multiple Choice

Assume everyone in the United States consumes one soft drink in an aluminum can every two days.If there are 270 million Americans,about how many tons of aluminum need to be recycled each year if each can weighs 1/15 pound and one ton = 2 000 pounds?

• A)450 000 tons
• B)1.6 million tons
• C)3.3 million tons
• D)0.82 million tons
• E)​410 000 tons

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