QuestionCalculate the average volume of pollutants from three plants: Fall River (2.733 L), Cross Creek (0.5 L), Pinecrest (1.247 L).
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The volume of pollutant produced by Fall River plant is.733 L. The volume of pollutant produced by Cross Creek plant is0.5 L3. The volume of pollutant produced by Pinecrest plant is1.247 L4. The average volume is calculated by summing up 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 up the volumes from each plant.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given volumes for 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 by dividing the total volume by the number of plants (3).
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.
However, we need to consider the correct number of significant digits. The volume with the least number of decimal places in the problem is0.5 L, which has one decimal place. Therefore, our final answer should also have one decimal place.
STEP 8
Round the average volume to one decimal place.
The chemical engineer should report an average volume of1.5 L.
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