Question

If the average American consumes 118 kg of meat every year and there are approximately 325 million Americans, how many pounds of meat does the total U.S. population consume every year? (2.205 lb = 1 kg). round answer to two significant figures.

Answer 1

Answer:  $1.3\times 10^{10}$ pounds

Explanation:

Given:

Number of Americans = 325 million =$325\times 10^6$

Average american consumes meat = 18 kg per year

325 million american consumes meat = $\frac{18}{1}\times 325\times 10^6=585\times 10^7kg$ per year

The conversion used from kg to pounds:

1 kg = 2.205 lb

$585\times 10^7kg=\frac{2.205}{1}\times 585\times 10^7=1289.925\times 10^7lb$

Thus $1.3\times 10^{10}$ pounds of meat is consumed by the total U.S. population every year.