In the U.S., 4634 million pounds of apples were consumed in 2002. The population of the U.S. in that year was 290 million.
1. a medium apple weighs about 5 ounces. estimate how many apples a family of four would have consumed in one month.
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To estimate the number of apples a family of four would consume in one month, we need to make a few assumptions and calculations.
First, let's determine the average number of apples consumed per person per month:
- We know that 4634 million pounds of apples were consumed in 2002 in the U.S., and that the population was 290 million.
- To find the average pounds of apples consumed per person, we divide the total pounds consumed by the population: 4634 million pounds / 290 million people = 15.9767 pounds per person.
Now, let's convert pounds to ounces, assuming a medium apple weighs about 5 ounces:
- There are 16 ounces in a pound, so the average amount of apples consumed per person would be 15.9767 pounds * 16 ounces/pound = 255.6282 ounces per person per month.
To estimate the number of apples that a family of four would consume in one month, we multiply the average ounces consumed per person per month by the number of people in the family:
- 255.6282 ounces/person/month * 4 people = 1022.5128 ounces.
Since there are about 16 ounces in a pound, we can divide the total ounces by 16 to get an estimate of the number of apples:
- 1022.5128 ounces / 16 ounces/apple = approximately 63.90705 apples.
Therefore, a family of four would consume an estimated 64 apples in one month.