Q:

What was the percent of atmospheric co2 in 1850 if it was 280 ppm? move the decimal place 4 digits to the left to get percent (%)?

Accepted Solution

A:
We know that the atmospheric co2 in 1850 was 280 parts per million. Thus we have that the percentage is 280/1 million * 10000 . Thus we have that the percent of atmospheric co2 in 1850 was 2.8%