Assume everyone in the United States consumes one soft drink in an aluminum can every two days.If there are 270 million Americans,about how many tons of aluminum need to be recycled each year if each can weighs 1/15 pound and one ton = 2 000 pounds?

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Each American would consume 365/2 = 182.5 cans a year. With 270 million Americans, that's 270,000,000 * 182.5 = 49,275,000,000 cans. Each can weighs 1/15 pound, so the total weight in pounds is 49,275,000,000 / 15 = 3,285,000,000 pounds. Converting to tons (1 ton = 2,000 pounds), we get 3,285,000,000 / 2,000 = 1.6425 million tons, which rounds to approximately 1.6 million tons.

Assume Everyone in the United States Consumes One Soft Drink