Answer:
1.708*10^6 tons.
Explanation:
Number of Aluminum cans used by 1 person in 1 year = 365/2=182.5 say it as 183 cans per year.
Total number of people in US= 280,000,000
Total number of cans used by americans.
[tex] = 5.12×10^10 cans[/tex]
Weight of 1 can =1/15 pounds
Weight of all cans used in 1 year
[tex]= \frac{5.12*10^10}{15} =3.41*10^9pounds.[/tex]
we know that
1ton=2000pounds.
[tex]\frac{3.41*10^9 pounds}{2000} = 1.708*10^6 tons.[/tex]
