Asked by Nomaris
The amount P of pollution varies directly with the population N of people. City A has a population of 468,000 and produces 260,000 tons of pollutants. Find how many tons of pollution we should expect City B to produce, if we know that it's population is 362,000.
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Ms. Sue
Use a proportion. Cross multiply and solve for x.
468,000/260,000 = 362,000/x
468,000/260,000 = 362,000/x
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