A restaurant uses a 15-pound bag of flour in 4 days. Each day, the bag of flour gets lighter as more flour is used. How much does the average amount of flour in the bag change each day? (Round to the nearest hundredth.)
The average amount of flour in the bag changes by $\frac{15}{4} = \boxed{3.75}$ pounds per day.
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To find the average amount of flour in the bag that changes each day, we need to divide the total amount of flour used in the 4 days by the number of days.
The total amount of flour used in 4 days is 15 pounds.
So, the average amount of flour in the bag that changes each day is $\frac{15}{4} = 3.75$ pounds. This means that, on average, 3.75 pounds of flour is used each day, causing the bag to get lighter.
To find out how much the average amount of flour in the bag changes each day, we need to calculate the difference in the weight of the bag between consecutive days and then divide it by the number of days.
First, let's determine the change in weight of the bag of flour. The initial weight of the bag is 15 pounds, and it is used up in 4 days. Therefore, the change in weight of the bag is 15 pounds - 0 pounds = 15 pounds.
Next, we divide the change in weight by the number of days to find the average amount of flour the bag loses each day. So, 15 pounds / 4 days ≈ 3.75 pounds.
Therefore, the average amount of flour the bag loses each day is approximately 3.75 pounds.