Question

open - ended total consumption of fruit juice in a particular country in 2006 was about 1.63 billion gallons. the population of that country in 2006 was 400 million. what was the average number of gallons of fruit juice consumed per person in the country in 2006? use pencil and paper. using the per person amount from this problem, about how many gallons would your class consume? the average fruit juice consumption was \\(\square\\) gallons per person. (round to one decimal place as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Convert units to be consistent

First, convert 1.63 billion gallons to millions of gallons. Since 1 billion = 1000 million, 1.63 billion gallons = \(1.63\times1000 = 1630\) million gallons. The population is 400 million.

Step2: Calculate average consumption

To find the average consumption per person, divide the total gallons by the population. So the formula is \(\text{Average} = \frac{\text{Total Gallons}}{\text{Population}}\). Substituting the values, we get \(\frac{1630}{400}\).

Step3: Perform the division and round

\(\frac{1630}{400}=4.075\). Rounding to one decimal place, we look at the second decimal digit (7), which is greater than 5, so we round up the first decimal digit. Thus, \(4.075\approx4.1\).

Answer:

4.1