If the average American throws away 4.5 lb of trash each day, and the population

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If the average American throws away 4.5 lb of trash each day, and the population of the US is estimated to be 311 million people, calculated the number of metric tons of garbage thrown away in the US each year. (1 metric ton (t) = 1000 kg assume 365 days in a year) A hectacre (1.0000 times 10^4 m^2) is a metric unit of area analogous to an acre. How many square feet are in a 5.0 hectare farm? The Deepwater Horizon oil spill released approx. 35000 barrels of crude oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days. An oil barrel is defined as 42 gal. Calculate the rate of crude oil released in L/hour (Assume 24 hr in one day.) A case of water at a local "warehouse store contains forty (40) 500. mL bottles. The total volume of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was equivalent to how many cases of water? It requires 1200 kg of coal to produce the energy needed to make 1.0 kg of aluminum metal. If a single soda can requires approx. 15 g of AI, what mass coal would be needed to produce a six-pack of cans?

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4. Trash thrown by each :- 4.5 lb:-2.043kg

Total trash thrown:- 2.043×311×106 kg

In kg:- 635.373×106 kg

In metric ton:-635.373×103 metric ton

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