Question

Pablo is an avid fisherman and an enthusiastic econometrician. He goes fishing regularly, sometimes spending 30 minutes at it, sometimes spending the whole day. He keeps meticulous records of his fishing trips, recording how many fishes he catches and how much time he spends fishing. On average he fishes for 150 minutes and catches 2.5 fish.

Answer 1

Answer:

0.0167 fish/ minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Thinking process:

Let the fish be = 2.5 fish

The total time = 150 mins

The average fish caught are given by : number of fish caught/ ( total time)

Per minute, Pablo will be catching:

$\frac{2.5 fish}{150 mins}$

= 0.0167 fish per minute