Answer: [tex]1.3\times 10^{10}[/tex] pounds
Explanation:
Given:
Number of Americans = 325 million =[tex]325\times 10^6[/tex]
Average american consumes meat = 18 kg per year
325 million american consumes meat = [tex]\frac{18}{1}\times 325\times 10^6=585\times 10^7kg[/tex] per year
The conversion used from kg to pounds:
1 kg = 2.205 lb
[tex]585\times 10^7kg=\frac{2.205}{1}\times 585\times 10^7=1289.925\times 10^7lb[/tex]
Thus [tex]1.3\times 10^{10}[/tex] pounds of meat is consumed by the total U.S. population every year.
