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A human being needs approximately 12 kilocalories of food energy per pound of bodyweight in order to sustain life for a day. The planetwide average bodyweight of a human is about 140 pounds. The total human population of the planet can be estimated as 7.5×109 people. Estimate the number of kilocalories of food energy required each day by the entire human population, being sure to express answer with appropriate precision.

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A human being needs approximately 12 kilocalories of food energy per pound of bodyweight in order to sustain life for a day. The planetwide average bodyweight of a human is about 140 pounds. The total human population of the planet can be estimated as 7.5×109 people. Estimate the number of kilocalories of food energy required each day by the entire human population, being sure to express answer with appropriate precision.

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To calculate the total number of kilocalories required each day by the entire human population, we need to follow these steps:

  1. Calculate the average daily kilocalories needed for one person: The average bodyweight of a human is about 140 pounds. Given that a human being needs approximately 12 kilocalories of food energy per pound of bodyweight in order to sustain life for a day, the average daily kilocalories needed for one person would be 140 pounds * 12 kilocalories/pound = 1680 kilocalories.

  2. Calculate the total daily kilocalories needed for the entire human population: The total human population of the planet can be estimated as 7.5×10^9 people. Therefore, the total daily kilocalories needed would be 1680 kilocalories/person * 7.5×10^9 people = 1.26×10^13 kilocalories.

So, the total number of kilocalories of food energy required each day by the entire human population is approximately 1.26×10^13 kilocalories.

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