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In a region, total annual consumption of gasoline is 30.6 million tons. The land required for growing sugarcane to produce enough bioethanol to replace the gasoline completely is ___________ \(km^2\) (an integer value). 
Ethanol energy equivalent is 67% of gasoline, gasoline density is 850 \(kg/m^3\), yield of bioethanol produced from sugarcane per hectare of land is 3750 L, and 1 \(km^2\) = 100 hectares

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Correct Answer: 143280

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The correct answer is : 143280 to 144000
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