Question

The Cazneau family starts their journey with a supply of 30 lbs of coffee. When they arrive at Sutter's fort in California, 188 days later, they have only 3 lbs left. Find the average amount of coffee consumed per day. Please explain your process in finding the answer.

Answer 1

The average amount of coffee consumed per day was 0.14 lb

Explanation:

we know that

To find out the average amount of coffee consumed per day, divide the total amount of coffee consumed by the number of days

Let

x -----> the total amount of coffee consumed in pounds

y ----> the number of days

we have

To find out the total amount of coffee consumed subtract 3 lbs from 30 lbs

`x=30-3=27\ lbs`

`y=188\ days`

so

`(27)/(188)=0.14(lbs)/(day)`

therefore

The average amount of coffee consumed per day was 0.14 lb