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