Question

Ina certain year, the annual per capita of eggs was 496; that is, the average person ate 496 eggs per year. In a year many decades later, the annual per capita consumption had dropped to 255. Round each annual per capita consumption to the nearest ten. A) earlier year had (blank) eggsB) more recent year had (blank) eggsFill in the blank with a fraction. Use the rounded values. In the more recent year, the average person ate ( blank) as many eggs as the average person did in the earlier year.

Answer 1

Given:

Annual per capita consumption in earlier years = 496 eggs / year

Annual per capita consumption in recent years = 255 eggs/ year

Solution:

(A) Earlier year had 500 eggs (nearest ten)

(B) More recent years had 260 eggs (nearest ten)

(C) In more recent year, the average person ate :

`\begin{gathered} =(260)/(500) \\ =\text{ }(52)/(100) \end{gathered}`

Hence, the average person in recent years ate 0.52 as many eggs as those consumed in earlier years