Question

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. It costs $2.10 per kilogram for these bananas. How much money will the US spend on bananas this year?

Answer 1

Consumption of Bananas in a year = 5.25 million metric tons [5,250,000]

We know 1000 kg = 1 metric ton, So, the consumption of bananas, in kgs will be:

The cost of 1 kg of bananas is $2.10

So, the total cost would be:

Thus, the amount of money the US will spend on bananas this year:

$11, 025, 000, 000