The cazneau family starts their journey with a supply of 30 lbs of coffee. when they arrive at sutter's fort in california, 188 days later, they have only 3 lbs left. find the average amount of coffee consumed per day. explain your process in finding the answer.

The average amount of coffee consumed per day was 0.14 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

To find out the average amount of coffee consumed per day, divide the total amount of coffee consumed by the number of days

Let

x -----> the total amount of coffee consumed in pounds

y ----> the number of days

we have

To find out the total amount of coffee consumed subtract 3 lbs from 30 lbs

so

therefore

The average amount of coffee consumed per day was 0.14 lb

answer: 38.47 is your answer

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