Question

the us consumes an average of 5.5 million metrics of bananas per year. there are 316 million people in the us and there are 1000 kg in 1 metric ton. how many kilogram of bananas are consumed per person in a year?​

Answer 1

Answer:

17.4 Kg of banana per person per year.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: US consume an average of 5.5 million metric of banana per year.

           US have 316 million people.

   

First lets convert the unit of banana consumption per year.

Remember; 1 metric ton= 1000 kg, 1 million= 1000000.

US consume an average of 5.5 million metric banana= $5500000\ metric\ ton\times 1000 \ kg= 5500000000\ kg$

We know, there 316 million people= $316\ million \times 1000000= 316000000\ people$

Now, finding number of kilogram of banana are consumed per person in a year.

Kg of banana consumed per person= $\frac{Total\ banana\ consumed}{Total\ number\ people}$

⇒ Kg of banana consumed per person= $\frac{5500000000}{316000000}$

⇒ Kg of banana consumed per person= $\frac{5500}{316} = 17.4\ kg$

∴ 17.4 kg of banana are consumed per person per year.