The Swiger family recycles about 15 pounds of waste a week. This is 2/5 of the total waste a week. How many pounds of waste does
the family produce each week? (Step by step explanation)
1 answer:
Answer: 37.5 lb/wk
Step-by-step explanation:
Let X be the total amount of waste. We are told that (2/5) of X is 15 lb/wk.
(2/5)X = 15 lb/wk
X = (5/2)*(15lb/wk)
X = (75/2) il/wk
X = 37.5 lb/wk
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