An average person in the United States throws away 4.5 × 10–1 kg of trash per day. A single gram of trash has an average volume of 3 cm3.

How many cubic meters of trash would the average person in the United States produce each year (1 m3 = 1 × 106 cm3)?

4.9 × 10 m3

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An average person in the United States throws away 4.5 × 10–1 kg of trash per day. A single gram of trash has an average volume of 3 cm3.

How many cubic meters of trash would the average person in the United States produce each year (1 m3 = 1 × 106  cm3)?
 
4.9 × 10    m3

anonymous · Answer

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