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


i dont vwanna get this wrong !!!



Answer :

49-38=11 11/2=5.5
Hope i helped!

iGreen
The hot dogs remaining are decreasing by 11 as 2 minutes go by.

11 / 2 = 5.5

So he's eating 5.5 hot dogs per minute.

Minutes                   2  4   6   8 9
Hot dogs remaining 49 38 27 16 5