High School

A ton is 2000 pounds. Each person generates 4.4 lbs of garbage per day.

Calculate how many weeks it will take for a family to produce a ton of garbage.

1. Family of 3:
- Total garbage per day: 13.2 lbs
- Days to reach 2000 lbs: \( \frac{2000}{13.2} = 151 \) days
- Weeks to reach 2000 lbs: \( \frac{151}{7} = 21.57 \) weeks (approximately 22 weeks)

2. Family of 4:
- Total garbage per day: 17.6 lbs
- Days to reach 2000 lbs: \( \frac{2000}{17.6} \approx 113.64 \) days
- Weeks to reach 2000 lbs: \( \frac{113.64}{7} \approx 16.24 \) weeks (approximately 16 weeks)

3. Family of 5:
- Total garbage per day: 22 lbs
- Days to reach 2000 lbs: \( \frac{2000}{22} \approx 90.91 \) days
- Weeks to reach 2000 lbs: \( \frac{90.91}{7} \approx 12.99 \) weeks (approximately 13 weeks)