Question

"in 2012, total u.s. bottled water consumption increased to 9.67 billion gallons, up from 9.1 billion gallons in 2011. in fact, 2012's consumption growth was the strongest it has been in five years. in addition, per-capita consumption is up 5.3 percent in 2012, with every person in america drinking an average of 30.8 gallons of bottled water last year. bottled water increased in absolute volume more than any other beverage category in the u.s. bottled water sales increased by 6.7 percent in 2012, and now total $11.8 billion." (i) estimate the per capita consumption from 2011 from data in the statement. (express your answer rounded correctly to the nearest tenth of a

Answer 1

Using proportions, it is found that the estimate of the the per capita consumption from 2011 was of 29.25 gallons.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three.

The amount in 2012 was a increase of 5.3% from 2011, that is, 105.3% = 1.053 of x, and the consumption per capita was of 30.8 gallons, hence:

1.053x = 30.8

x = 30.8/1.053

x = 29.25 gallons.

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