What state generates the largest solar power in the United States?

Grade level: 5th – 6th grades

Skills: Circle graph & Fraction 

Related environmental issues: Renewable Energy

The circle graph below shows how much solar power was generated from the top five solar power generating states in the United States in December, 2017.

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  1. What state generated larger amount of solar power than the rest of the states combined?
  2. What state generated as much solar power as North Carolina?
  3. What state generated one seventh as much solar power as California?
  4.  What state generated one fourth as much solar power as North Carolina and Arizona combined?

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2018. Electric Power Monthly (Table 1.17.A. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic)

 

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Answer keys

1. California

2. Arizona

3. Nevada    42 ÷ 7 = 6

4. Texas    8 + 8 = 16    16 ÷ 4 = 4