A country's people consume 7.7 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 301 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.)
[7.7 x 10^9] / 301 x 10^6 =25.58 pounds of candy per person per year.
25.58 / 12 =2.13 pounds of candy per person per month.
+14985 A country's people consume 7.7 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 301 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.)
\(Specific \ consumption = \frac{7.7*10^{9} \ pounds}{year \times 301\times 10^{6}persons } \times \frac{year}{12\ months}\) = \(\frac{ 2.1\ pounds}{month\times persons}\)
