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The bar graph on the left tells you the amount of CO₂ emitted by a single vehicle of a given type. Liam's family owns both a hybrid and a gasoline car, which means their vehicles emit a total amount of

6,258 + 11,435 = 17,693

pounds of CO₂.

The pie chart on the right says that 51% of CO₂ emissions from a single household comes from operating vehicles. This means that the 17,693 pounds that Liam's family emits is 51% of their total CO₂ emission, so that their total CO₂ emission comes out to

17,693 / 0.51 = 34,692.2

pounds of CO₂.

The pie chart also shows that, in a given household, 18% of CO₂ emissions are due to heating and cooling systems, and 26% due to using appliances. Together, these sources of CO₂ make up 18 + 26 = 44% of total emissions per household.

So, heating/cooling and appliances used by Liam's family emits around

34,692.2 × 0.44 = 15,264.5 ≈ 15,265

pounds of CO₂.

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