Question

Recycling 900 kg of paper saves 17 trees . How many trees are saved when 1200 kg of paper are recycled?
(a) 19
(b) 25
(c) 20
(d) 22

Answer 1

Hey mate..therefore according to me d) is the right one
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Answer 2

Answer:

( d ) 22

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Recycling 900 kg of paper saves 17 trees

So,

Recycling of 1 kg paper will save 17 / 900

Therefore,

Recycling of 1200 kg of paper will save ( $\frac{17}{900}*1200$ )

= ( $\frac{17}{3}*4$ )

= 22.67

That means 22 approx

Hence,

Number of  trees are saved when 1200 kg of paper are recycled are : ( d ) 22