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A single tree produces about 2.6 × 10² lb of oxygen each year. The Amazon rainforest has about 3.9×
10^(11) trees.

About how many pounds of oxygen are produced in the rainforest each day ?

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2.8 × 10
lb

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Start by simplifying, 10^2 = 100, 100*2.6 = 260 so for the other side we

10^11= 100000000000, 100000000000 times 3.9 = 390000000000 so for the

final answer we multiply the two numbers stop get a

final answer of 260 times 390000000000 = 1.014e+14
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