To find out how many kilograms of paper Eliana's office will have recycled after 1 week, we can substitute \( w = 1 \) into the equation \( p = 5w \).
\[ p = 5(1) = 5 \]
After 1 week, Eliana's office will have recycled 5 kilograms of paper.
This equation shows how the total amount of paper Eliana's office has recycled depends on the number of weeks since they started the new recycling plan.
p = 5w
The variable w represents the number of weeks the office has been on the new recycling plan, and the variable p represents the total kilograms of paper recycled. After 1 week, how many kilograms of paper will Eliana's office have recycled?
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