Question

it takes about 700,000 cubic feet of helium to fill a giant parade balloon. Each year, a total of 6.2 billion cubic feet of helium is used by industries around the globe. How many giant parade balloons would that fill?

Answer 1

To find out how many giant parade balloons could be filled with 6.2 billion cubic feet of helium, we can divide the total volume of helium by the volume of one balloon:

Number of balloons = Total volume of helium / Volume of one balloon

First, we need to convert 6.2 billion cubic feet to cubic feet:

6.2 billion = 6,200,000,000

Now we can calculate the number of balloons:

Number of balloons = 6,200,000,000 / 700,000

Number of balloons = 8,857.14

So, approximately 8,857 giant parade balloons could be filled with 6.2 billion cubic feet of helium.