In 2010 do united states has a population of 309 million people. also in the year 2010, do united states recycled 170,000 million pounds of waste. approximately, how many pounds of waste person per day in 2010?

Average waste per day per person =1.51 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

In 2010 do United States has a population of 309 million people. Also in the year 2010, do United States recycled 170,000 million pounds of waste.

We have to find the the average waste per person per day.

In a year there are 365 days.

In a day, the average amount of waste produced =

                                                             =

                                                             = 465.75 million pounds of waste

To find the average amount of waste produced per person per day, divide the average amount of waste produced per day by the total number of people in the country.

Average waste per day per person =

                                                            = 1.51 pounds

step-by-step explanation:

you divide the denominator by the numerator on both sides and if the quotients are equal then the fractions are equivalent

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