A countrys people consume 6.7 billion pounds of candy per year. Express this quantity in terms of pounds per month. Note that th

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A countrys people consume 6.7 billion pounds of candy per year. Express this quantity in terms of pounds per month. Note that th

e population of the country is 305 million. The amount of candy consumed is approximately ____ pounds per person per month. (type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)

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Vanyuwa [196] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T01:53:05+03:00

The answer is 2 candies per person per month

(1) Find the amount of candy consumed <span>per person per year:
6 700 000 000 </span>÷ 305 000 000 = 21.97 candies per person per year

(2) Find the amount of candy consumed per person per month:
1 year has 12 months.
21.97 candy per person per year ÷ 12 = 1.83 ≈ 2 candies per person per month