The world produces about 3.9 billion tons of food every year. of that amount, approximately 2.6 billion tons is consumed each year. the rest is wasted. what percentage of food is wasted every year? choose the closest answer.
1. 30%
2.33.33%
3. 60%
4.66.66%

2)  33.33%

Explanation:

Given :

Food produced each year = 3.9 billion

Food consumed each year = 2.6 billion

Food waster every year = Food produced each year -Food consumed each year = 3.9 billion- 2.6 billion = 1.3 billion

Percentage of food wasted each year =

Putting in the values we get:

Percentage of food wasted each year =

Thus the correct option is 33.33%.

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