consider the following statistic.\nas of january 2009, the usa has produced 60,000 metric tons of nuclear…

consider the following statistic.\nas of january 2009, the usa has produced 60,000 metric tons of nuclear waste in 60 years of operating 104 nuclear power plants.\non average, how much waste is produced by each plant on a monthly basis?\n0.8 tons per month\n83.3 tons per month\n104 tons per month\n866.3 tons per month

consider the following statistic.\nas of january 2009, the usa has produced 60,000 metric tons of nuclear waste in 60 years of operating 104 nuclear power plants.\non average, how much waste is produced by each plant on a monthly basis?\n0.8 tons per month\n83.3 tons per month\n104 tons per month\n866.3 tons per month

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total months

There are 60 years, and since 1 year has 12 months, the total number of months is $60\times12 = 720$ months.

Step2: Calculate total waste per month for all plants

The total waste is 60000 metric - tons in 720 months. So the waste produced per month for all 104 plants is $\frac{60000}{720}=\frac{250}{3}$ tons per month.

Step3: Calculate waste per month for each plant

There are 104 plants. So the waste produced per plant per month is $\frac{\frac{250}{3}}{104}=\frac{250}{3\times104}=\frac{250}{312}\approx0.8$ tons per month.

Answer:

0.8 tons per month