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20 April, 10:17

One gallon of gasoline in an automobiles engine produces on average 9.50 kg of carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas; that is, it promotes the warming of earth's atmosphere. calculate the annual production of carbon dioxide in kilograms if there are exactly 40.0 million cars in the united states and each car covers a distance of 6990 mi at a consumption rate of 21.4 miles per gallon. enter your answer in scientific notation.

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  1. 20 April, 10:47
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    The annual production of carbon dioxide is 124121.49*10^{6}[/tex] kg.

    First we calculate the fuel consumed by each car in a year

    Fuel consumed=6990/21.4=326.63 gallon

    Now we calculate the amount of fuel consumed by 40 million cars in a year

    Fuel consumed=326.63*40*10^6=13065.42 million gallon,

    Now we can calculate the annual production of carbon dioxide in the USA

    CO2 production rate=9.50*13065.42=124121.49*10^6 kg

    Therefore the annual production of carbon dioxide in USA is 124121.49*10^{6}[/tex] kg
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