Cities must find better ways to dispose of solid waste. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the composition of the 254 million tons of solid municipal waste created in 2007 was

(a) Determine the percentage of other materials in the solid waste. This category includes glass, wood, rubber, and so on.

(b) Create a Pareto chart.

(c) What percentage of the total solid waste is paper or paperboard? What percentage is from the top two categories? What percentage is from the top five categories?

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Paper and paperboard 32.7% Yard waste 12.8% Food waste 12.5% Plastics 12.1% Metals 8.2% Other materials