A single tree produces about 2.6 × 10^2 lb of oxygen each year. The Amazon rainforest has about 3.9 × 10^11 trees.

About how many pounds of oxygen are produced in the rainforest each day ?

Question

A single tree produces about 2.6 × 10^2 lb of oxygen each year. The Amazon rainforest has about 3.9 × 10^11 trees.
 
About how many pounds of oxygen are produced in the rainforest each day ?

anonymous · Answer

2.6 x 102 = 265.2
3.9 x 10^11 = 390000000000
390000000000 x 265.2 = 103,428,000,000,000 pounds of oxygen each year.

anonymous · Answer

103,428,000,000,000 / 365 = 283,364,383,561.6 pounds of oxygen each day.