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Question

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Explanation / Answer

a). Total number of people in US in 2010 = 309Milllion = 309000000

Total number of barrels of oil used per day in US in 2010 = 19148000

Daily consumption rate per capita = Number of barrels of oil used by 1 person in 1 day =

Total number of barrels of oil used per day in US in 2010 / Total number of people in US in 2010 = 19148000/309000000 = 0.06

b). Total number of barrels of oil used per day Worldwide in 2010 = 87382000

Total number of people Worldwide in 2010= 6.89Billion = 6890000000

Daily consumption rate per capita = Number of barrels of oil used by 1 person in 1 day =

Total number of barrels of oil used per day Worldwide in 2010 / Total number of people Worldwide in 2010 =

87382000 / 6890000000 = 0.013

option (ii) is correct. US consumption per capita is about 5 times the World rate.

c). Capacity of 1 barrel = 42Gallons

Barrels consumed by 1 American per day = 0.06

Total oil consumed by 1 American per day = 0.06*42 = 2.5 gallons of oil use per day.

Option (ii) is correct.