Then how many months would it take her to finish 2,400 sticks of gum?
1 month= 32 gums
? = 2,400 gums
2,400/ 32= 75.
Therefore,from the above mentioned calculation, it is determined that it would take 75 months to finish 2,400 gums if Mercy chews at a rate of 32 gums a month.
The calculation is based on the fact that there is already an average number of gums used in a month, so from there it was easy to solve and calculate how many months it would take to consume 2,400 sticks of gum.
