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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2025

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The country which, on average, eats the most chocolate per person is Switzerland, with the average person consuming $8.8\text{ kg}$ each year. How many $100\text{ g}$ chocolate bars would this be?

(A) $8.8$ (B) $88$ (C) $880$ (D) $8800$ (E) $88\,000$

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