QuestionCalculate the average volume of pollutants from the plants: Macon (3.88 L), Platte (3.075 L), New Salem (6.06 L).
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The volume of pollutant produced by Macon plant is3.88 L. The volume of pollutant produced by Platte plant is3.075 L3. The volume of pollutant produced by New Salem plant is6.06 L4. The average volume is calculated by summing the volumes from all plants and dividing by the number of plants.
STEP 2
First, we need to find the total volume of pollutant produced by all plants. We can do this by adding the volume of pollutant produced by each plant.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the volume of pollutant produced by each plant to calculate the total volume.
STEP 4
Calculate the total volume of pollutant produced by all plants.
STEP 5
Now that we have the total volume, we can find the average volume of pollutant produced by all plants. This is done by dividing the total volume by the number of plants.
STEP 6
Plug in the values for the total volume and the number of plants to calculate the average volume.
STEP 7
Calculate the average volume of pollutant produced by all plants.
STEP 8
The average volume should be reported with the correct number of significant digits. The volume with the least number of decimal places is3.88 L, which has two decimal places. Therefore, the average volume should be rounded to two decimal places.
The chemical engineer should report an average volume of4.34 L.
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