Question

The average MLK student generates four pounds of garbage per day. The average MLK student also weighs 140 pounds. How long would it take you to generate your weight in garbage? Write an equation to solve this problem.

Answer 1

It would take an average MLK student 35 days to generate their own weight in garbage.

An equation we could write to solve this problem is:


`4d=140`

(where d is the number of days it would take you to generate a student's weight in garbage)

Solve the equation for d by dividing each side by 4.


`d=35`