Question

Dropping less than two inches per mile after emerging from the mountains, a river drains into the ocean. One days discharge at its mouth, 4.8 trillion gallons, could supply all of country A's households for six months.
Based on this statement determine how much water an average household uses each month. Assume that there are 100 million households in country A



Country A uses approximately ---- gallons per household per month (use a whole number)

Answer 1

Answer:

8000 gallons/household per month

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the discharge of 4.8 trillion gallons could supply country A households in 6 months, find for a single month.

Divide the discharge (4.8 trillion gallons) by 6

4.8/6 =0.8 trillion gallons supplied to country,s households in 1 month

To find usage per household, divide the supply per month by the number of households

=0.8 × 1000,000,000,000 gallons/100,000,000 households

=0.8×10,000 gallons/household

=8000 gallons/household per month