Chris entered a hot dog eating contest. The table shows how many hot dogs remained in his tray at different times.
How many hot dogs did Chris eat per minute? Enter the answer as a decimal.
**Chris’s Contest**
| Minutes | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|---------------------|----|----|----|----|
| Hot dogs remaining | 49 | 38 | 27 | 16 |
Answer (2)
2nd minute - 49 hotdogs 4th minute - 38 hotdogs (49 - 38 = 11 hotdogs less) 6th minute - 27 hotdogs (38 - 27 = 11 hotdogs less) 8th minute - 16 hotdogs (27 - 16 = 11 hotdogs less)
As we can see, Chris ate 11 hotdogs in each 2 minutes, so in **** one minute he ate 11 ÷ 2 = 5.5 hotdogs . It also shows us that he probably began with 60 hotdogs.
Chris ate an average of 5.5 hot dogs per minute during the contest. This was determined by calculating the total hot dogs consumed over the time intervals provided. The total of 33 hot dogs eaten in 6 minutes gives the average rate of 5.5 hot dogs per minute.
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