Question

Earth has approximately 600,000,000 meters of coastline. If we assume this entire length of coastline has sandy beaches 60 meters wide and 20 meters deep, how many cubic meters of sand are on the beaches? Express your answer to the correct number of significant figures.

Answer 1

Answer:

7 and 11

Explanation:

The amount of sand on the beaches can be found using this formula:

volume (m3) = length (m) × width (m) × depth (m)

(6 × 108 m) × 60 m × 20 m = 7 × 1011 m3

Therefore, there would be a total of 7 × 1011 cubic meters of sand on the beaches.