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In 1995 the average Americans ate 48.8 lb of chicken. This was 6.3 lb more than the average in 1990. What was the percent of increase in chicken consumption from 1990 to 1995?
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the increase / the lbs of chicken eaten in 1990:
6.3/(48.8 - 6.3) = 0.1482 or 14.82%
the percent of increase in chicken consumption from 1990 to 1995 was 14.82%.