Question

Michelle bought 76 pounds of cocoa powder for her bakery. Every day she used the same amount of cocoa powder to make bakery items. After 10 days, Michelle was left with 20.2 pounds of cocoa powder. On average, how many pounds of cocoa powder did Michelle use each day?

5.58 pounds
7.45 pounds
9.62 pounds
12.6 pounds

Answer 1

@Owlfred

Answer 2

@phi

Answer 3

ok soo 76 divided by 10

Answer 4

The first thing I did was subtract 20.2 from 76, to get it out of the way. Then with the answer I get from that I divide from 10.

Answer 5

ya @BlossomCake that sounds way better:)

Answer 6

so 7.45

Answer 7

Hehe, thanks!

Answer 8

7.45 is not the answer that I got.

Answer 9

what did you get

Answer 10

Well, I want to make sure you know how to get the answer. So, lets do step one first. What did you get when you subtracted 20.2 from 76?

Answer 11

so A

Answer 12

Yes, answer selection A. 5.58 pounds is the answer that I got and I believe that that answer is correct!! Good job! :D

Answer 13

can I ask a few more

Answer 14

Sure! Just go ahead and start a new question and then you can close this one! :) Oh, and thanks for the medal.