Question

Homeowners in the United States use more than 15 million pounds of pesticides on their lawns every year. Convert this rate to ounces per day, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

1 pound = 16 ounces
15 million x 16 = 240 million
240,000,000 / 365 = 657 534,247 which is approximately 657,534 ounces per day.

or to be more specific ; 240,000,000 / 365.25 =657 084 189 which is approximately 657,084 ounces per day .

i hope i'm correct.

Answer 2

rate = 657534 ounces per day

Explanation:

15 million pounds of pesticides per year is used by homeowner in the united States on their Lawns

Convert the amount in pounds to ounces to get the amount used in ounces.

1 pound = 16 ounces

15,000,000 pounds = ?

cross multiply

15,000,000 × 16 = 240,000,000 ounces

The amount used per year in ounces is 240 millions .

The amount use in a day can be gotten by dividing the amount use per year by 365 days.

1 year = 365 days

so,

rate = 240,000,000/365

rate = 657534.246575

To the nearest whole number

rate = 657534 ounces per day