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If 3.8 billion gallons of water are used for domestic use per day how many gallons of water are used

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3.8 billion or how many days are you talking?
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Answer:

118 billion

Step-by-step explanation:

In 2005, the USGS conducted a survey to investigate water usage in the United States. The following table shows their findings.

Categories of water usage Total estimated water usage

Aquaculture 2%

Domestic 1%

Industrial 4%

Irrigation 31%

Livestock 1%

Mining 1%

Public supply 11%

Thermo electric 49%

If 3.83.83, point, 8 billion gallons of water are used for domestic use per day, approximately how many gallons of water are used for irrigation per day?

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3.83, point, 8 billion gallons of water are used domestically per day, which represents 1% of total estimated water usage per day.

In comparison, irrigation represents 31% of total estimated water usage per day. This means each day, irrigation uses 31 times as much water as domestic usage.

If 1% of total use is 3.83 billion, then 31% of total use is 31 times 3.83 billion.

31*3.8 billion = 118 billion (aprx)

Approximately 118 billion gallons of water are used for irrigation per day.

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