{"pre_text": ["liquidity and capital resources we maintained a strong financial position throughout fiscal year 2019 .", "as of 30 september 2019 , our consolidated balance sheet included cash and cash items of $ 2248.7 .", "we continue to have consistent access to commercial paper markets , and cash flows from operating and financing activities are expected to meet liquidity needs for the foreseeable future .", "as of 30 september 2019 , we had $ 971.5 of foreign cash and cash items compared to a total amount of cash and cash items of $ 2248.7 .", "as a result of the tax act , we do not expect that a significant portion of our foreign subsidiaries' and affiliates' earnings will be subject to u.s .", "income tax upon subsequent repatriation to the united states .", "the repatriation of these earnings may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes depending on the country in which the subsidiaries and affiliates reside .", "however , because we have significant current investment plans outside the u.s. , it is our intent to permanently reinvest the majority of our foreign cash and cash items that would be subject to additional taxes outside the u.s .", "refer to note 23 , income taxes , for additional information .", "the table below summarizes our cash flows from operating activities , investing activities , and financing activities from continuing operations as reflected on the consolidated statements of cash flows: ."], "post_text": ["operating activities for the fiscal year ended 30 september 2019 , cash provided by operating activities was $ 2969.9 .", "income from continuing operations of $ 1760.0 was adjusted for items including depreciation and amortization , deferred income taxes , impacts from the tax act , a charge for the facility closure of one of our customers , undistributed earnings of unconsolidated affiliates , gain on sale of assets and investments , share-based compensation , noncurrent capital lease receivables , and certain other adjustments .", "the caption \"gain on sale of assets and investments\" includes a gain of $ 14.1 recognized on the disposition of our interest in high-tech gases ( beijing ) co. , ltd. , a previously held equity investment in our industrial gases 2013 asia segment .", "refer to note 7 , acquisitions , to the consolidated financial statements for additional information .", "the working capital accounts were a use of cash of $ 25.3 , primarily driven by $ 69.0 from trade receivables and $ 41.8 from payables and accrued liabilities , partially offset by $ 79.8 from other receivables .", "the use of cash within \"payables and accrued liabilities\" was primarily driven by a $ 48.9 decrease in accrued utilities and a $ 30.3 decrease in accrued interest , partially offset by a $ 51.6 increase in customer advances primarily related to sale of equipment activity .", "the decrease in accrued utilities was primarily driven by a contract modification to a tolling arrangement in india and lower utility costs in the industrial gases 2013 americas segment .", "the source of cash from other receivables of $ 79.8 was primarily due to the maturities of forward exchange contracts that hedged foreign currency exposures and the collection of value added taxes .", "for the fiscal year ended 30 september 2018 , cash provided by operating activities was $ 2547.2 , including income from continuing operations of $ 1455.6 .", "other adjustments of $ 131.6 include a $ 54.9 net impact from the remeasurement of intercompany transactions .", "the related hedging instruments that eliminate the earnings impact are included as a working capital adjustment in other receivables or payables and accrued liabilities .", "in addition , other adjustments were impacted by cash received from the early termination of a cross currency swap of $ 54.4 , as well as the excess of pension expense over pension contributions of $ 23.5 .", "the working capital accounts were a use of cash of $ 265.4 , primarily driven by payables and accrued liabilities , inventories , and trade receivables , partially offset by other receivables .", "the use of cash in payables and accrued liabilities of $ 277.7 includes a decrease in customer advances of $ 145.7 primarily related to sale of equipment activity and $ 67.1 for maturities of forward exchange contracts that hedged foreign currency exposures .", "the use of cash in inventories primarily resulted from the purchase of helium molecules .", "in addition , inventories reflect the noncash impact of our change in accounting for u.s .", "inventories from lifo to fifo .", "the source of cash from other receivables of $ 128.3 was primarily due to the maturities of forward exchange contracts that hedged foreign currency exposures. ."], "table": [["cash provided by ( used for )", "2019", "2018"], ["operating activities", "$ 2969.9", "$ 2547.2"], ["investing activities", "-2113.4 ( 2113.4 )", "-1641.6 ( 1641.6 )"], ["financing activities", "-1370.5 ( 1370.5 )", "-1359.8 ( 1359.8 )"]], "table_ori": [["Cash Provided by (Used for)", "2019", "2018"], ["Operating activities", "$2,969.9", "$2,547.2"], ["Investing activities", "(2,113.4)", "(1,641.6)"], ["Financing activities", "(1,370.5)", "(1,359.8)"]]}

Question: what is the average cash provided by the operating activities during 2018 and 2019?
Evidence:
table_1: cash provided by ( used for ) the operating activities of 2019 is $ 2969.9 ; the operating activities of 2018 is $ 2547.2 ;
Program: table_average(operating activities, none)
Answer:
str_answer: 2758.55
exe_answer: 2758.55