Waste composition has been measured for two cities. The results are summarized in the given table. City 1 City 2 Wet-weight generation rate 2.0 1.8 (kg/person-day) Wet-weight composition (%) Food 15 10 Раper 30 40 Yard 20 15 Other 35 35 Moisture content of fractions (% on wet-weight basis) Food 80 50 Рaper 10 4 Yard 80 30 Other 4 (a) Which city generates more paper on a dry-weight basis? (b) Find the percent moisture (wet-weight basis) for City 1.
Waste composition has been measured for two cities. The results are summarized in the given table. City 1 City 2 Wet-weight generation rate 2.0 1.8 (kg/person-day) Wet-weight composition (%) Food 15 10 Раper 30 40 Yard 20 15 Other 35 35 Moisture content of fractions (% on wet-weight basis) Food 80 50 Рaper 10 4 Yard 80 30 Other 4 (a) Which city generates more paper on a dry-weight basis? (b) Find the percent moisture (wet-weight basis) for City 1.
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Transcribed Image Text:Waste composition has been measured for two cities. The results are summarized in the given table.
City 1
City 2
...
Wet-weight generation rate
(kg/person-day)
2.0
1.8
Wet-weight composition (%)
Food
15
10
30
40
Раper
Yard
20
15
Other
35
35
Moisture content of fractions
(% on wet-weight basis)
Food
80
50
10
4
Раper
Yard
80
30
Other
5
4
(a) Which city generates more paper on a dry-weight basis?
(b) Find the percent moisture (wet-weight basis) for City 1.
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