1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
user100 [1]
3 years ago
9

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.
Geography
1 answer:
Katen [24]3 years ago
5 0

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.

You might be interested in
What happens to the edge of tropical rainforests that are cut down for cattle to graze?
iris [78.8K]

Answer:

When these forests are cut down, the plants and animals that live in the forests are destroyed, and some species are at risk of being made extinct. Further, as the large-scale harvesting of lumber from the rain forests continues, the balance of the earth's eco-system is disrupted.

Explanation: did that help? hope it does.

8 0
3 years ago
3. The greenhouse effect is driven by the fact that greenhouse gases are:
DanielleElmas [232]

Answer:

The best answer to the question: The greenhouse effect is driven by the fact that greenhouse gases are:___, would be: Good absorbers of radiation at all wavelengths.

Explanation:

Under normal circumstances, the Earth receives energy from the sun and also produces a bit of its own energy. The energy that arrives from the sun is usually known as shortwave radiation, while the energy that is both absorbed by the Earth´s atmosphere, and the energy produced by Earth itself, becomes part of what is known as the longwave radiation. Greenhouse gases, like water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane trap both longwave and shortwave radiation, which should usually be expelled to a certain extent towards space, and maintain them trapped inside the atmosphere. This bouncing effect between the shield created by the gases and the lower atmosphere, should normally be controlled by the amount of atoms of gases in the higher atmosphere. However, in the greenhouse effect, what is happening is that the amount of gases is too high, and therefore they are trapping most of the radiation, both longwave and shortwave, and keeping it in, allowing the climate to warm up.

5 0
2 years ago
Which statements describe results of the greenhouse effect? ( select all that apply)
klasskru [66]
The answers would be 2, 5, 6
4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Scientist have discovered that the inner core of earth is a solid wall be outer court is a liquid what is the cause of this obse
sladkih [1.3K]
The amount of heat they are exposed to has a lot to do with the inferences and observations that they make on the density of the earth's core. The inner core is the most compact due to the fact that they have a lot of direct exposure to heat and the gravity of the earth pressung down on it. The inner core is less subjected to those conditions.
6 0
3 years ago
Which of the following is MOST likely to connect a cultural region?
timurjin [86]
Language is most likely to connect a cultural region because communication is the key to everything.
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • If the primary source of atmospheric thermal energy on Earth is energy from the Sun, what conclusion can be made from the diagra
    6·1 answer
  • What type of crop is most likely to grow across russia
    7·2 answers
  • Underwater tectonic plates move away from each other and create gaps through which hot molten rock rises up from Earth's mantle.
    13·2 answers
  • Developing nations use ____ of the earths resources then developed nation. (more or less)
    7·1 answer
  • what advice will you give to three people running a private limited company the extent to which their liability will be limited​
    5·1 answer
  • O Bat-rité
    6·1 answer
  • . Aborígenes descendientes de Colombia que habitan nuestro territorio:
    10·1 answer
  • How long has Wales had representation in British Parliament?
    13·2 answers
  • explain the various waves of immigration to the United States. What groups were part of each of these waves?
    11·1 answer
  • 5. What are the four pieces of information given on maps? Explain each in your own words.
    12·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!