To determine the garbage per capita in 2005, we need to divide the total waste generated by the population of the country.
Garbage per capita = Total waste generated / Population
Garbage per capita = 5.929 × 10^9 pounds / 5.77 × 10^6 people
Using scientific notation, we need to divide 5.929 by 5.77, and subtract the exponents:
Garbage per capita = (5.929 / 5.77) × 10^(9-6) pounds
Garbage per capita = (1.027) × 10^3 pounds
Therefore, the garbage per capita in the country in 2005 was 1.027 × 10^3 pounds per person.
In 2005, the total waste generated in a certain country was 5.929 × 109 pounds. Also in
2005, the country's population was 5.77 x 106 people. Determine the garbage per capita
(per person) in that country in the year 2005.
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