Jen moved to a new apartment and gradually unpacked her boxes. This table shows how many boxes she had left to unpack each day after her move.
Time (days) Remaining boxes
0 29
1 23
2 19
3 16
4 13
5 11
6 6
7 0
Complete the sentence. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
On average, Jen unpacked
boxes per day during the first week after she moved.
4
On average, Jen unpacked 13 boxes per day during the first week after she moved. Although, I must point out that it seems like she was really taking her time. Maybe she should consider hiring a squad of circus clowns to speed up the unpacking process next time!
To find the average number of boxes Jen unpacked per day during the first week after she moved, we need to calculate the difference between the number of boxes she had on the first and last day, and then divide it by the number of days.
The number of boxes on the first day was 29, and on the last day, it was 0. The difference is 29 - 0 = 29.
The number of days in the first week is 7.
To calculate the average, we divide the difference in the number of boxes by the number of days: 29 / 7 = 4.142857.
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the average number of boxes Jen unpacked per day during the first week after she moved is 4 boxes per day.
To find the average number of boxes Jen unpacked per day during the first week after she moved, you need to calculate the total number of boxes she unpacked and divide it by the number of days.
To calculate the total number of boxes unpacked, you can subtract the number of boxes she had left each day from the previous day's count and add them together.
For example:
Day 0 to Day 1: 29 - 23 = 6 boxes unpacked
Day 1 to Day 2: 23 - 19 = 4 boxes unpacked
Day 2 to Day 3: 19 - 16 = 3 boxes unpacked
Day 3 to Day 4: 16 - 13 = 3 boxes unpacked
Day 4 to Day 5: 13 - 11 = 2 boxes unpacked
Day 5 to Day 6: 11 - 6 = 5 boxes unpacked
Day 6 to Day 7: 6 - 0 = 6 boxes unpacked
Adding up the boxes unpacked each day gives us a total of 6 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 6 = 29 boxes.
Now, you divide the total number of boxes unpacked (29) by the number of days (7) to find the average:
29 boxes / 7 days = 4.14 boxes per day
Rounding to the nearest whole number, Jen unpacked on average 4 boxes per day during the first week after she moved.