Question

This graph provides data on the amount of water needed to grow four different crops, each used to produce ethanol, a fuel. For each crop, the data shows how many liters of water are needed to produce one liter of ethanol fuel. Which of the following would require using the most water? *
Producing 100 L of ethanol from sugar cane
Producing 200 L of ethanol from sugar beet
Producing 300 L of ethanol from potatoes
Producing 400 L of ethanol from corn

Answer 1

Answer:

Producing 300 L of ethanol from potatoes

Explanation:

From the diagram, one liter of ethanol production from sugar cane requires 2000 liters of water. Hence, in order to produce 100 L of ethanol from sugar cane, 2000 x 100 = 200,000 L of water.

1000 liters of water is needed to produce 1 liter of ethanol from sugar beet. Hence, 200 x 1000 = 200,000 L of water will be needed to produce 200 liters of ethanol.

1000 liters of water is also required to produce 1 liter of ethanol from potatoes, hence, 300 x 1000 = 300,000 L of water would be required to produce 300 L of ethanol from the same material

About 500 liters of water is required to produce 1 liter of ethanol from corn, hence, 400 x 500 = 200,000 L of water would be needed to produce 400 L of ethanol from corn.

In conclusion, producing 300 L of ethanol from potatoes would require using the most water among all the options.