Question

The United States Department of Agriculture reported in Vegetables and Melons Outlook in 2007 that the average America consumes about 7.4 x 10^3 potato chips in a year. Since Idaho had about 1.5 x 10^6 people in 2007, how many potato chips would Idaho residents have consumed in 2007? make an exact computation and record your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

just multiply the two numbers.

But it will not be accurate. It is likely that Idahoans eat more potatoes than the average American.