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In one​ year, the total amount of garbage generated in a certain country was 9.448 times 10 Superscript 8 pounds. In the same​ year, the​ country's population was 7.72 times 10 Superscript 5 people. Determine the pounds of garbage produced per person in that country in one year.
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The country produced about
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1.22 times 10 Superscript 4
1.22 times 10 cubed
7.29 times 10 Superscript 4
7.29 times 10 cubed
pounds of garbage per person in one year.

Answer 1

Compute (9.448×10^8)/(7.72×10^5) = (9.448/7.72)×10^3 ≈1.224×10^3 ≈1.22×10^3.

So the correct choice is "1.22 times 10 cubed" (about 1,224 pounds per person).