Question

the amazon river releases 5.5 x10^7 gallons water into the Atlantic ocean every second. there is about 3.2 x 10^7 seconds in a year.

how many gallons are released into the ocean in one year? express your answer with the appropriate number of significant digits

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To calculate the number of gallons released into the ocean in one year, we need to multiply the rate of water release (5.5 x 10^7 gallons per second) by the number of seconds in a year (3.2 x 10^7 seconds).

Multiplying the numbers together, we get:

5.5 x 10^7 gallons/second * 3.2 x 10^7 seconds/year = 1.76 x 10^15 gallons/year

Therefore, approximately 1.76 x 10^15 gallons are released into the ocean in one year.