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n one​ year, the total amount of garbage generated in a certain country was 7.583 times 10 Superscript 10 pounds. In the same​ year, the​ country's population was 5.98 times 10 Superscript 7 people. Determine the pounds of garbage produced per person in that country in one year.
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(7.583 × 10^10) / (5.98 × 10^7) = (7.583/5.98) × 10^3 ≈ 1.268 × 10^3 ≈ 1268

The country produced about 1268 pounds of garbage per person in one year.