A car releases 19.6 pounds of carbon dioxide for every 1 gallon of gasoline burned.

Question

Estimate the number of pounds of carbon dioxide released if 14.5 gallons are burned.

 

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6th grade math.

Answer 1

19.6 lb CO₂ / 1 gal gas * 14.5 gal gas

= 19.6 lb CO₂ * 14.5 gal gas / 1 gal gas

= 19.6 * 14.5 lb CO₂

 

Can you multiply these two numbers?