Answer:
#_total = 4.38 10⁹ liter
Step-by-step explanation:
For this exercise we can use a direct proportion rule (rule of three). If 4 people use 1200 liters how much water 1 person consumes
#_water = 1 person (1200 liter / 4 person)
#water = 300 liters
Now we look for the consumption of this person in a year, if 1 person consumes 300 liters 1 day, how many liters they consume in a year (365 days)
#_water_person_total = 365 days (300 liters / 1 day)
#_water_person_total = 109500 liters
This is the water consumption of 1 person in a year, the total of 40000 people how much they consume
#_total = 40000 person (109500 liter / 1 person)
#_total = 4.38 10⁹ liter