Garbage. The formal name for garbage is municipal solid

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Garbage. The formal name for garbage is municipal solid waste. Here is a breakdown of the materials that make up American municipal solid waste:14 Material Weight (million tons) Percent of total (%) Food scraps 34.8 13.9 Glass 11.5 4.6 Metals 22.4 9.0 Paper, paperboard 71.3 28.5 Plastics 31.0 12.4 Rubber, leather, textiles 20.9 8.4 Wood 15.9 6.4 Yard trimmings 33.4 13.4 Other 8.6 3.2 Total 249.6 100.0 (a) Add the weights and then the percents for the nine types of material given, including Other. Each entry, including the total, is separately rounded to the nearest tenth. So the sum and the total may slightly because of roundoff error. (b) Make a bar graph of the percents. The graph gives a clearer picture of the main contributors to garbage if you order the bars from tallest to shortest. (c) Make a pie chart of the percents. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of each graphical summary. Which do you prefer? Give reasons for your answer.