Since 1990, the number of gallons of whole milk each person in the United States drinks has decreased 4.5% each year. In 1990, each person drank an average of 16 gallons of milk each year. What was the approximate milk consumption of the average person in 2000?

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Sullivan Robles

9 February, 21:28

Since 1990, the number of gallons of whole milk each person in the United States drinks has decreased 4.5% each year. In 1990, each person drank an average of 16 gallons of milk each year. What was the approximate milk consumption of the average person in 2000?

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Danny Bowen · Answer 1

11.2 gallons

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Since 1990, the number of gallons of whole milk each person in the United States drinks has decreased 4.5% each year. In 1990, each person drank an average of 16 gallons of milk each year. Therefore, the approximate milk consumption of the average person in 2000 is 11.2 gallons.

Charlie Sawyer · Answer 2

11.2 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

by multiplying 16 by 0.965 (as it is a 4.5% decrease per year) and then multiplying the answer by 0.965 and so on until done a total of 10 times gets you the answer 11.2 gallons. there is a quicker way to do it but I cannot remember sorry