A Ford Taurus driven 12,000 miles a year will use about 650 gal of gasoline compared to a Ford Explorer that would use 850 gal. About 19.8 lbm of CO2, which causes global warming, is released to the atmosphere when a gallon of gasoline is burned. Determine the extra amount of CO2 production a man is responsible for during a 5-year period if he trades in his Taurus for an Explorer.

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Answer:

19 800 lbm of carbon dioxide more.

Explanation:

Taurus

Amount of gasoline used in 5 years = 650 ga/year * 5 years = 3250 ga

amount of carbon dioxide released = 19.8 lbm/ga * 3250 ga = 64 350 lbm

Explorer

Amount of gasoline used in 5 years = 850 ga/year * 5 years = 4250 ga

amount of carbon dioxide released = 19.8 lbm/ga * 4250 ga = 84 150 lbm

Extra amount of CO2 released = 84 150 lbm - 64 350 lbm = 19 800 lbm

The extra amount of carbon dioxide emission by a man during his 5 years of trading in Taurus and Explorer is 19,800 lbm.

Taurus  

Amount of gasoline used in 5 years =

[tex]\bold {650\ gallon/year \times 5 = 3250\ gallon}[/tex]

Amount of carbon dioxide released =

[tex]\bold {19.8\ lbm/gallon \times 3250 = 64 350 lbm}[/tex]

Explorer  

Amount of gasoline used in 5 years =

[tex]\bold {850\ gallons/year \times 5 = 4250\ gallons }[/tex]

Amount of carbon dioxide released =[tex]\bold { 19.8\ lbm/gallons \times 4250 gallons = 84 150\ lbm}[/tex]

Extra amount of  [tex]\bold {CO_2}[/tex] released =

[tex]\bold {= 84 150 - 64 350 = 19 800\ lbm}[/tex]

Therefore, the extra amount of carbon dioxide emission by a man during his 5 years of trading in Taurus and Explorer is 19,800 lbm.

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