Question

a chemical engineer must report the average volume of a certain pollutant produced by the plants under his supervision. here are the data he has been given by each plant: plant volume of pollutant cross - creek 9.1 l doheny 16.8 l oglala 49.3 l what average volume should the chemical engineer report? be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Explanation:

Step1: Find sum of volumes

$9.1 + 16.8+49.3=75.2$

Step2: Calculate average

There are 3 plants. So average volume is $\frac{75.2}{3}\approx25.1$

Answer:

$25.1$