SOLUTION: One gallon of gasoline in an automobile's engine produces on the average 9.5 kg of carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, that is, it promotes the warming of Earth's atmosphere
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Question 1130445: One gallon of gasoline in an automobile's engine produces on the average 9.5 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 40 million cars in the United States and each car covers a distance of 5250 miles at a consumption rate of 24 miles per gallon.
Thanks for your time! If possible, an answer in kilograms would be appreciated!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[ miles ] / [ miles/gallon ] = [ gallons ]
number of cars in US
total gallons consumed in US
8,312,500,000 kg of C02 annually
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