Question

ichelle bought 76 pounds of cocoa powder for her bakery. Every day she used the same amount of cocoa powder to make bakery items. After 10 days, Michelle was left with 20.2 pounds of cocoa powder. On average, how many pounds of cocoa powder did Michelle use each day?

Answer 1

(76-20.2)/10

Or roughly 5 and a half.

Answer 2

20.2+10p =76

p is how much power she uses each day on average

subtract 20.2 from each side

10p = 55.8

divide by 10 on each side

p = 5.58

Answer: Michelle uses 5.58 pounds on powder on average each day