Question

A chemical engineer must report the average volume of a certain pollutant produced by the plants under her supervision. Here are the data she has been given by each plant:
Plant Volume of pollutant
Cross Creek 10.88 L
Oglala 0.92 L
Platte 15.82 L

What average volume should the chemical engineer report? Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

Answer:

9.2 L is the average volume should the chemical engineer report.

Explanation:

Volume of pollutant from Cross creek plants  10.88 L

Volume of pollutant from Oglala plants = 0.92 L

Volume of pollutant from Platte plants = 15.82 L

Average volume pollutants will be given by :

$=\frac{10.88 L+0.92 L+15.82 L}{3}=9.2067 L\approx 9.2 L$

9.2 L is the average volume should the chemical engineer report.