Cups of tea sold per day in a large city

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The prompt

Estimate how many cups of tea are bought and sold outside the home in a large Indian city, such as Bengaluru, on a typical day.

Extra context you can assume

  • State your assumptions out loud and keep the arithmetic simple.
  • You may segment the population however you like.

A strong answer usually covers

  • Start from the population and narrow to people who buy tea outside the home.
  • Segment by frequency (daily / occasional / never).
  • Multiply, then sanity-check against another approach (e.g. number of tea stalls × cups per stall).
  • State your assumptions and your uncertainty.

This scenario is fictional and made up for practice.

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