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mr.nelson sold 147 bags of popcorn and 216 of water in 3 days. at this rate how many more bottles of water than bags of popcorn will mr. nelson sell in 5 days?
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posted by Aaron
today at 9:32pm
(216 - 147)/3 = ______
Multiply the answer above by 5.
I'll be glad to check your answer.
147bags/3days * 5days = 245 bags of popcorn.
216bottles/3days * 5days = 360 bottles of water.
360 - 245 = -----------More bottles of water.
im not sure lol
360 - 245 = 115
so your answer is 115
To find out how many more bottles of water than bags of popcorn Mr. Nelson will sell in 5 days, we first need to calculate the average number of bags of popcorn and bottles of water he sells per day.
To find the average number of bags of popcorn sold per day, we divide the total number of bags of popcorn sold (147) by the number of days (3):
Average bags of popcorn per day = 147 bags ÷ 3 days = 49 bags per day
Similarly, to find the average number of bottles of water sold per day, we divide the total number of bottles of water sold (216) by the number of days (3):
Average bottles of water per day = 216 bottles ÷ 3 days = 72 bottles per day
Now, to find out how many more bottles of water than bags of popcorn Mr. Nelson will sell in 5 days, we multiply the average difference per day by the number of days (5):
Difference in bottles of water and bags of popcorn = (72 bottles per day - 49 bags per day) × 5 days
Difference in bottles of water and bags of popcorn = 23 bottles per day × 5 days
Difference in bottles of water and bags of popcorn = 115 bottles
Therefore, Mr. Nelson will sell 115 more bottles of water than bags of popcorn in 5 days.