Question

Americans consume 340 million pounds of apples a year. They consume 73 milling pounds during Thanksgiving week alone. What percent of America’s apple consumption is attributed to Thanksgiving?

Answer 1

Given:

Total of apples consumed in a year = 340 million pounds.

Total of apples consumed in Thanksgiving week = 73 million pounds.

Hence:

Percentage is given by:

$\%=\frac{portion}{total}\times100\%$

So:

$\%=\frac{73}{340}\times100=21.47\%$

ANSWER

21.47% of the America’s apple consumption is attributed to Thanksgiving