All homework is to be done on graph paper to be handed in. Problem of the week is due on Tuesday. Spelling and neatness count, all work must be shown for credit.
November 16 is National Fast Food Day. The table shows the countries with the most fast food restaurants and the number of restaurants per country. Source: Top 10 of Everything, p. 219
Country / Number of Restaurants
China 554,170
United States 177,125
India 38,598
Japan 38,429
United Kingdom 26,189
Germany 23,616
Brazil 17,955
Canada 17,036
Italy 16,598
Russia 10,228
a. What is the total number of fast food restaurants in the ten countries?
b. Which country has about 20% of the fast food restaurants of the 10 countries listed?
Remember 20% is 1/5
c. The table shows the approximate number of people in each of the top ten countries for fast food restaurants. Find the average number of people per restaurant for each country.
GRADES 7 & 8 WRITE THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION.
Source: World Almanac, p. 848-49
Country Number of People
China 1,300,000,000
United States 293,000,000
India 1,100,000,000
Japan 127,000,000
United Kingdom 60,000,000
Germany 82,000,000
Brazil 184,000,000
Canada 33,000,000
Italy 58,000,000
Russia 144,000,000
