Kendrick's Road Paving Company used 801.5 tons of cement to pave 7 miles of roadway. How much cement, on average, did the company use per mile?____ tons
Q. Kendrick's Road Paving Company used 801.5 tons of cement to pave 7 miles of roadway. How much cement, on average, did the company use per mile?____ tons
Identify Total Amount: Step 1: Identify the total amount of cement used and the total miles paved.Total cement used: 801.5 tons,Total miles paved: 7 miles,We need to divide the total cement by the total miles to find the average cement used per mile.
Perform Division: Step 2: Perform the division to find the average. 801.5 tons ÷7 miles = 114.5 tons per mile, This calculation shows how much cement was used on average for each mile paved.
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