Assume everyone in the United States consumes one soft drink in an aluminum can every two days.If there are 300 million Americans,how many tons of aluminum need to be recycled each year if each can weighs 1/16 pound,and one ton = 2000 pounds?
A) 750,000 tons
B) 1.5 million tons
C) 1.7 million tons
D) 3 million tons

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Number of cans consumed by 300 million Americans in a year = 300 million x 365 / 2 = 54.75 billion
Weight of one can = 1/16 pound
Weight of 54.75 billion cans = (54.75 billion x 1/16) pounds = 3.421 billion pounds
Total tons of aluminum needed to be recycled = 3.421 billion / 2000 = 1.71 million tons
Therefore, the answer is C - 1.7 million tons.

Assume Everyone in the United States Consumes One Soft Drink