The number N of aluminum cans used each year varies directly as the number of people P using the cans. If 54 people use 12,312 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,153,000?

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The number N of aluminum cans used each year varies directly as the number of people P using the cans.  If 54 people use 12,312 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,153,000?

anonymous · Answer

CansPerPersonPerYear=12312/54=228

115300  *228  = 26288400   cans per year

anonymous · Answer

I missed a zero in my first answer - corrected below:


CansPerPersonPerYear=12312/54=228
 
1153000 *228 = 262884000 cans per year

anonymous · Answer

54 people --> 12312 ..... 1 person --> 228 .....  1153000 people --> 262884000