Approximately 60 percent of municipal solid waste in the united states is composed of some form of organic matter that could be composted. every american generates approximately 2 kg of waste every day. the amount of compostable waste that could be generated by one individual in a week would be closest to

Question: the amount of compostable waste that could be generated by one individual in a week would be closest to?

Given:

Average waste generated by an American per day = 2kg

Proportion of the waste that can be composted = 60%

Solution:

Let X = the amount of compostable waste generated by one individual in a week

X = X2kg*60%*7 days

X = 2 (.6) (7)

X = 8.4 kg