If a country's annual production of sugar is 30,000,000 tons, estimate the number of grains of sugar produced in a year in that country. Use scientific notation. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. (Note: There are 2,000 lb per ton. Assume there are 2,260,000 grains in a pound of sugar.)

Question

If a country's annual production of sugar is 30,000,000 tons, estimate the number of grains of sugar produced in a year in that country. Use scientific notation. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. (Note: There are 2,000 lb per ton. Assume there are 2,260,000 grains in a pound of sugar.) ​

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1 ton = 2,000 lb

Annual production of sugar = 30,000,000 tons

Total pounds of sugar = 30,000,000 * 2,000 = 60,000,000,000

1 pound = 2,260,000 grains

Total grains of sugar = 60,000,000,000 * 2,260,000 = 135,600,000,000,000

In scientific notation, this is 1.356 * 10^14, rounded to 4 decimal places.

Therefore, the best choice is C.

If a Country's Annual Production of Sugar Is 30,000,000 Tons