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

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Mathematics

4 August, 22:15

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

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Remington · Answer 1

5.58 is your answer!

First, subtract 76 and 20.2 which leaves you with 55.8 and that is how much cocoa powder she used. Now divide that by 10 because that's how many days she used the cocoa powder and you get your answer of 5.58. Answer is A