Question

Anton sends on average195text messageseach week. At this rate, howmany text messages does hesend in a year?

Answer 1

Given that Anton sends an average of 195 text messages each week, to evaluate the number of messages he will send in a year, at this rate,

Recall that

`52\text{ weeks }\Rightarrow\text{ 1 year}`

Let y represent the number of messages he will send in a year (52 weeks).

Thus, we have

`\begin{gathered} 195\text{ messages }\Rightarrow\text{ 1 week} \\ y\text{ }\Rightarrow\text{ 52 weeks} \\ cross-multiply, \\ y*1=195*52 \\ thus, \\ y=\frac{195messages*52weeks}{1\text{ week}} \\ \Rightarrow y=10140\text{ text messages} \end{gathered}`

Hence, at this rate, he will send 10140 text messages in a year.