On average, each American uses about 330 kilograms of paper each year. Assuming this rate of consumption continues, if the U. S. population grows by 0.7%, how much will the total amount of paper consumed in the U. S. increase?

Express your answer as a percent of the total amount of paper consumed in the U. S.

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18 July, 15:45

On average, each American uses about 330 kilograms of paper each year. Assuming this rate of consumption continues, if the U. S. population grows by 0.7%, how much will the total amount of paper consumed in the U. S. increase?

Express your answer as a percent of the total amount of paper consumed in the U. S.

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Adison Gordon · Answer 1

If we let x be the number of Americans at year 1, the total number of paper that will be consumed is,

330x

The following year, the 0.7% increase in the number of Americans will give a population of 1.07x. Multiplying this to the same rate,

(1.007x) (330) = 332.31x

The percentage is calculated as below,

((332.31x - 330x) / 330x) x 100% = 0.7%

Thus, the answer is 0.7%.