Question

the teen environmental action club found that retailers in the community distributed 126400 plastic bags to customers in the past year. the club hopes the sale of reusable fabric bags will reduce that number by 40%. how many fewer plastic bags per year does the club hope to have in the community because of this project?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the original number of plastic bags

The original number of plastic bags distributed is 126400.

Step2: Calculate the reduction percentage

We need to find 40% of 126400. The formula for finding a percentage of a number is $ \text{Percentage} \times \text{Number} $. So, 40% is 0.4 in decimal form.

Step3: Perform the calculation

Multiply 0.4 by 126400: $ 0.4 \times 126400 = 50560 $.

Answer:

50560