Solution: According to the meaning of the question, it is assumed that each ton of waste paper can produce about X tons of white paper.
X=2.4÷3
x=0.8
A: On average, about 0.8 tons of white paper can be produced per ton of waste paper.
2 Recycling 1 ton of waste paper is roughly equivalent to cutting down many trees?
Solution: Suppose recycling one ton of waste paper is equivalent to cutting down X fewer trees.
x=5 1÷3
x= 17
A: Recycling one ton of waste paper is equivalent to cutting down 17 trees.