Question

A​ country's people consume 6.6 billion pounds of candy​ (excluding chewing​ gum) per year. Express this quantity in terms of pounds per person per month. Note that the population of the country is 303 million.

Answer 1

A​ country's people consume 6.6 billion pounds of candy​ (excluding chewing​ gum) per year. Population of the country is 303 million. Specific consumption, = ((6.6*10^9 pounds)/( year* 303*10^6 persons))*(year/ 12 months) =1.8 pounds/(months*persons)