Verde Island is about 10,500 acres. Currently, it is occupied by 12000 persons generates refuse at an average rate of 2 lb / capita/day. As a way of giving back to the community, they save the 55 ac area as a landfill site, with an average depth of compacted refuse limited to 13 ft. LGU estimated that the compacted refuse will have a unit weight of 480 Ib/yard3 and that 75% of volume will be taken up by the compacted refuse. What is the volume of compacted refuse (yard3/year)?

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Verde Island is about 10,500 acres. Currently, it is occupied by 12000 persons
generates refuse at an average rate of 2 lb / capita/day. As a way of giving back to the community,
they save the 55 ac area as a landfill site, with an average depth of compacted refuse limited to 13 ft.
LGU estimated that the compacted refuse will have a unit weight of 480 Ib/yard3 and
that 75% of volume will be taken up by the compacted refuse. What is the volume of compacted refuse
(yard3/year)?
Select the correct response:
12456
none of the choices.
34567
89764
18250
Transcribed Image Text:Verde Island is about 10,500 acres. Currently, it is occupied by 12000 persons generates refuse at an average rate of 2 lb / capita/day. As a way of giving back to the community, they save the 55 ac area as a landfill site, with an average depth of compacted refuse limited to 13 ft. LGU estimated that the compacted refuse will have a unit weight of 480 Ib/yard3 and that 75% of volume will be taken up by the compacted refuse. What is the volume of compacted refuse (yard3/year)? Select the correct response: 12456 none of the choices. 34567 89764 18250
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