Title: Unit 9 Lab Assignment
Course: SAT 105 Urban Agricultural Issues > Section: SAT 105 Urban Agricultural Issues

Unit 9 Lab Assignment

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Lab Assignment (60 points)

This lab requires Internet research to determine some of the costs of agricultural transportation.

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Instructions

You will investigate and calculate the cost of transporting goods various distances by semi-truck. These costs will be calculated both in dollars and in terms of the carbon footprint for the transport. You will also investigate the carrying capacity of enclosed semi-trucks.

Obtain the following data, readily available online or at your local gas station.

- Average miles per gallon (mpg) of loaded semi-trucks
- Cost per gallon of diesel fuel
- Carbon content per gallon of diesel fuel
- The maximum cargo weight capacity of a single trailer semi-truck
- The maximum volume capacity of a single trailer semi-truck in cubic feet