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The Earth’s total water is estimated to be close to 1.34 × 10¹² L. Of that, the volume of salt water would be closest to:ResponsesA 4 × 1010 L.4 × 10 10  L.B 1.0 × 10¹¹ L.1.0 × 10¹¹ L.C 1.0 × 10¹² L.1.0 × 10¹² L.D 1.3 × 10¹² L.

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The Earth’s total water is estimated to be close to 1.34 × 10¹² L. Of that, the volume of salt water would be closest to:ResponsesA 4 × 1010 L.4 × 10 10  L.B 1.0 × 10¹¹ L.1.0 × 10¹¹ L.C 1.0 × 10¹² L.1.0 × 10¹² L.D 1.3 × 10¹² L.

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The Earth's total water volume is estimated to be 1.34 × 10¹² L. It is known that about 97.5% of all water on Earth is salt water.

Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100. So, 97.5% becomes 0.975.

Step 2: Multiply the total volume of water by the decimal to find the volume of salt water.

So, 1.34 × 10¹² L * 0.975 = 1.3065 × 10¹² L.

Therefore, the closest answer is D: 1.3 × 10¹² L.

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