Based on the approximate number of cars per person in the U.S. the total number of cars in the U.S is 1.44 x 10⁸.
To solve this, the population of the United States will be assumed to be 300 million people.
The number of cars will be:
= Number of cars per 1,000 people x 300 million
Solving gives:
= 480 / 1,000 x 300,000,000
= 144,000,000 cars
= 1.44 x 10⁸
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