Question

find the average amount spent by each visitor to washington, d.c. round to the nearest cent. this past summer, 17.28 million visitors came to washington, d.c., spending $5680 million. source: washington.org depending on the efficiency of a power plant, 1 ton of coal can produce about 3000 kilowatt - hours of electricity. suppose your family uses 75 kilowatt - hours of electricity per month. how many tons of coal will your family use in one year?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for average

The formula for average is $\text{Average}=\frac{\text{Total amount}}{\text{Number of items}}$. Here, the total amount of spending is $5680$ million and the number of visitors is $17.28$ million.

Step2: Calculate the average

We substitute the values into the formula: $\text{Average}=\frac{5680}{17.28}\approx 328.70$ (rounded to the nearest cent).

Answer:

$328.70$