Question

Every day, about 140{,}000{,}000140,000,000140, comma, 000, comma, 000 plastic water bottles are bought in the United States. Each bottle is about 0.250.250, point, 25 meters long, and the equator of the Earth is about 40{,}000{,}00040,000,00040, comma, 000, comma, 000 meters around. How many times can the Earth's equator be circled by a line of plastic bottles used in the United States every day? Choose 1 answer:

Answer 1

0.875 times

Explanation:

The number of plastic water bottles bought in the United States every day

= 140,000,000

Length of each bottle = 0.25 meters

Total Length of the plastic bottles = 0.25 X 140,000,000 =35,000,000 meters

Length of the equator around = 40,000,000 meters

Therefore, the number of times the earth's equator can be circled by a line of plastic bottles used in the United States every day

= 35,000,000/40,000,000

=0.875 times

It means the length of plastic bottles will go around 87.5% of the equator.