4400 Higher November 2007 Paper 3 Q10

EdexcelHigherOld spec5 marksStandard Form

10 The table shows the carbon dioxide emissions, in tonnes, produced by each of four regions in 2001.

CountryCarbon dioxide emissions
USA\(5.7 \times 10^9\)
Africa\(8.4 \times 10^8\)
Russia\(1.4 \times 10^9\)
China\(3.2 \times 10^9\)
(a) Which of these regions produced the lowest carbon dioxide emissions? (1)
(b) Work out the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by these four regions.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 3 significant figures. (2)
(c) \(1.4 \times 10^9 = k \times 8.4 \times 10^8\)
Calculate the value of \(k\). (2)