The average american eats about 30 pounds of cheese per year. this is 3/5 the amount eaten by the average french person. how many pounds of cheese does a french person eat in one year?

Since 3/5 of 30 is 18 It should be the answer. That's is the number that represents how much the average French eats.

3/5 = 30
divide both sides by 3
1/5 = 10
multiply both sides by 5
5/5 = 59

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.