Suppose you require 2000 food Calories per day. a. What is your average power, in watts? b. How much energy, in joules, do you require from food in a year? Counting all forms of energy (such as gasoline, electricity, and energy for heating), the average person consumes about 350 billion joules of energy each year. Compare this value to the energy needed from food alone. a. What is your average power, in watts? Approximately watts (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)

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Suppose you require 2000 food Calories per day.
a. What is your average power, in watts?
b. How much energy, in joules, do you require from food in a year? Counting all forms of energy (such as gasoline, electricity, and energy for heating), the average person consumes about 350
billion joules of energy each year. Compare this value to the energy needed from food alone.
a. What is your average power, in watts?
Approximately watts
(Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you require 2000 food Calories per day. a. What is your average power, in watts? b. How much energy, in joules, do you require from food in a year? Counting all forms of energy (such as gasoline, electricity, and energy for heating), the average person consumes about 350 billion joules of energy each year. Compare this value to the energy needed from food alone. a. What is your average power, in watts? Approximately watts (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
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