Brandon's office recycled a total of 2.79 kilograms of paper over 2 weeks. how many weeks will it take brandon's office to recycle a total of 16.74 kilograms of paper? solve using unit rates.

The problem above makes use of the ratio and proportion. Let x be the number of weeks it will take Brandon's office to recycle a total of 16.74 kilograms of paper. The ratio and proportion can be presented in the following, 
 
                      2.79 kg papers / 2 weeks = 16.74 kg papers / x weeks

From the equation, x = 12. Thus, the answer is 12 weeks.  

Answer :

THE RESULT IS 7/10