Grade level: 5th
Skills: Subtraction (fraction)
Related environmental issues: Reduce, reuse & recycle
Area level: Household
On average, 4 2/5 pounds of waste is generated from one person in the United States a day.
- On average, 1 1/2 pounds of waste generated from one person in the United States is recycled a day. How much discarded waste from one person in the United States is NOT recycled and end up in landfills a day?
- Which statement is true? The answer of the #1 is a) larger than 1 pound and smaller than 2 pounds b) larger than 2 pounds and smaller than 3 pounds c) larger than 3 pounds and smaller than 4 pounds
Source: US Energy Information Administration
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Answer keys
- 2 9/10 pounds (4 2/5 – 1 1/2 = 4 4/10 – 1 5/10 = 3 14/10 – 1 5/10 = 2 9/10)
- b