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In 1980,the US produced 18.4 billion(10to the power of 9)pounds of phosphoric acid to be used in the manufacture of fertilizer.the average cost of the acid is 318$/ton.(1 Ton =2000 lb)what was the total value of the phosphoric acid produced?

Respuesta :

18.4 * 10^9 lbs = (18.4 * 10^9)/2000 tons  

Cost = ((18.4 * 10^9)/2000 ) * 318  

Cost = $ 2925600000

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Answer:

2'925.600'000.000‬ $ approximately 2,93 billion $

Explanation:

In order to get the total cost of the Phosphoric Acid produced, it's necessary to convert the Phosphoric Acid pounds into Tons using the given conversion and knowing that [tex]1 billion = 1'000.000'000.000[/tex] :

[tex]18.4 billon(lb) * \frac{1'000.000'000.000(lb)}{1 billon(lb)} *\frac{1(Ton)}{2000(lb)} =9.200'000.000(Ton)[/tex]

and knowing a Ton cost 318$ we can multiply by 318$ and get the result:

[tex]9.200'000.000(Ton) * \frac{318\$ }{1(Ton)} =2'925.600'000.000\$[/tex]

This is approximately 2,93 billion $.

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