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In 2007, the weighted average combined fuel deficiency of cars and light trucks in the United States, combined, was 20.4 miles per gallon. The average vehicle traveled 11,720 miles in 2007. The amount of CO2 emitted per gallon of gasoline burned is 8.92 kg. Assume for the following calculations that the 2007 data are applicable to all registered vehicles. In 2010, there were nearly 32 million registered vehicles in California. Calculate the emissions of CO2 from California in 2010
62.1*1011 kg of CO2
1.65*1011 kg of CO2
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