To determine the garbage per capita in the given country in 2005, you need to divide the total waste generated by the population of the country:
Garbage per capita = Total waste generated / Population
In this case, the total waste generated in 2005 was given as 6881 x 10 pounds, and the country's population was 431 x 10 people.
To calculate the garbage per capita, you can substitute these values into the formula:
Garbage per capita = (6881 x 10 pounds) / (431 x 10 people)
To simplify the calculation, you can cancel out the units and the powers of 10:
Garbage per capita = 6881 pounds / 431 people
Dividing 6881 pounds by 431 people, you get:
Garbage per capita = 15.977 pounds/person
Therefore, the garbage per capita in that country in 2005 was approximately 15.977 pounds per person.