document.write( "Question 243558: The total US consumption of ice cream in 2006 was 1.55 * 10^9 gallons. At the time, the US population was 300,000,000 people. Calculate the approximate average number of gallons of ice cream each person ate that year. \n" ); document.write( "
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1.55*10^9/3*10^8
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\n" ); document.write( "15.5/3=5.1667 gal. per person.
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