QuestionCalculate the average volume of pollutants from the plants: Pinecrest (0.91 L), Cross Creek (31.9 L), Doheny (3.495 L).
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The volume of pollutant produced by Pinecrest plant is0.91 L. The volume of pollutant produced by Cross Creek plant is31.9 L3. The volume of pollutant produced by Doheny plant is3.495 L4. The average volume of pollutant is calculated as the sum of the volumes produced by each plant divided by the number of plants.
STEP 2
First, we need to find the total volume of pollutant produced by all the plants. We can do this by summing up the volumes produced by each plant.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the volumes produced by each plant to calculate the total volume.
STEP 4
Calculate the total volume of pollutant produced by all the plants.
STEP 5
Now that we have the total volume, we can find the average volume of pollutant produced by the plants. This is calculated 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 the plants.
STEP 8
The problem asks for the average volume with the correct number of significant digits. The number with the least amount of significant digits in the problem is31. L (three significant digits). Therefore, we must round our answer to three significant digits.
The chemical engineer should report an average volume of12.1 L.
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