In a recent year, California consumed 41 million gallons/day of gasoline. How many Btu of energy were consumed each day? What is California’s gasoline consumption per capita? Assume an approximate population of 37 million.
What will be an ideal response?
Assuming the average energy content of gasoline = 124,000 Btu/gallon,
The energy consumed by 41 million gallons/day
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