Question

country population cheese consumption in 2009 (lbs) romania 20,400,000 152,000,000 malta 412,000 6,610,000 the table gives the approximate populations and cheese consumption, in pounds (lbs), in 2009 for two countries. per capita consumption is the average amount of a resource that a person in some geographic region uses. to the nearest tenth of a pound per person, how much greater was the per capita cheese consumption in malta than in romania in 2009?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate per capita consumption for Romania

Per capita consumption = $\frac{\text{Cheese consumption}}{\text{Population}}$.
For Romania: $\frac{152000000}{20400000}\approx7.45$ (using calculator: $152000000\div20400000 = \frac{1520}{204}\approx7.45$)

Step2: Calculate per capita consumption for Malta

For Malta: $\frac{6610000}{412000}\approx16.04$ (using calculator: $6610000\div412000=\frac{661}{41.2}\approx16.04$)

Step3: Find the difference

Difference = $16.04 - 7.45=8.59\approx8.6$

Answer:

$8.6$