Based on your answer in question #3, how many pounds of CO_2? were emitted into

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Based on your answer in question #3, how many pounds of CO_2? were emitted into the atmosphere to satisfy your home's electricity demand in 2011? You drive your Honda Civic to work every day and It averages 32 miles per gallon. Your commute to work is about 250 miles each week. You take two weeks off each year. You always drive another car on the weekend. How many pounds of CO_2 are emitted Into the air by your car because of your commute to and from work over the course of the year? A Boeing 747 flying 2, 500 miles consumes an average of 5 gallons of fuel per mile. Assume you are on vacation and take a Boeing 747 from LAX to New York City (2, 500 miles). How many pounds of CO2 are emitted into the air because of your flight? A typical propane tank for a backyard barbeque holds 4.7 gallons of propane. Assume you use an entire tank of propane over a month. How many pounds of CO_2 are emitted Into the air during a year because of your barbeque?

Explanation / Answer

5.Miles travelled=32miles per gallon

Amount to be calculated=250miles per week

Number of weeks taken=2 weeks per year

Amount of CO2 emitted in pounds=(32*(250*2))=16000pounds (out of 52weeks per year,two weeks the car is used)

6.Number of miles=2500

Amount of fuel spent=5gallons of fuel per mile.

The amount of CO2 emitted=(2500+2500)*5=25000pounds (2500miles to and 2500fro)

7.Amount of propane=4.7gallons

Amount of CO2 emtted is equal to amount of CO2 emitted due to pollution=10567.10pounds.

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