Final answer:
To calculate the pounds of chocolate eaten per capita, divide the total pounds of chocolate consumed by the US population. Americans consume approximately 6.46 pounds of chocolate per capita per year.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the pounds of chocolate eaten per capita, we divide the total pounds of chocolate consumed by the US population. The current US population is 325 million people, and Americans consume 2,100,000,000 pounds of chocolate per year. To find the pounds of chocolate eaten per capita, we divide the total consumption by the population:
Pounds per capita = Total pounds consumed / Population
Pounds per capita = 2,100,000,000 / 325,000,000
Pounds per capita = 6.4615 pounds
Therefore, Americans consume approximately 6.46 pounds of chocolate per capita per year.