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The US consumes an average of 5.25 million metric tons of bananas per year. There are 317 million people in the US and there are 1000 kg in 1 metric ton. How many kilograms of bananas are consumed per person per day?

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Given,

The average number of banana consumed peryear is 5.25 million metric tons.

The number of people in US is 317 millions.

The number of kilograms in one metric ton is 1000 kg.

The number of total bananas consumed by peopleof USin one day.


\text{Number of total banana=}\frac{5.25*1000000*1000\text{ kg }}{365}=14383561.6\operatorname{kg}

The quantity of banana use in one day is 14383561.6

The number of banana consumed by per person in one day


\text{Number of banana consu}med=\frac{14383561.6\operatorname{kg}}{317\text{ million}}=0.045374\operatorname{kg}

The quantity of banana consumed by per person in one day in US is 0.0454 kg (approximately).

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