Question

For a snack, I ate 40 gummy bears. Each gummy bear weighs 3g.

Answer 1

Taking into account the rule of three, you eat 480 kcal.

Rule of three

The rule of three is a way of solving problems of proportionality between three known values and an unknown value, establishing a relationship of proportionality between all of them.

That is, what is intended with it is to find the fourth term of a proportion knowing the other three.  

If the relationship between the magnitudes is direct, the direct rule of three must be applied as follow, being a, b and c known data and x the variable to be calculated:

a ⇒ b

c ⇒ x

So: x= (c×b)÷ a

kcal of eaten gummy bears

To know the mass of eaten gummy bears, the following rule of three applies: if 1 gummy bear weighs 3 g, 40 gummy bears weigh how much mass?

1 gummy bear ⇒ 3 g

40 gummy bears ⇒ x

So: x= (40 gummy bears× 3 g)÷ 1 gummy bear

Solving:

x= 120 g

If gummy bears are 100% carbohydrates and carbohydrates are 4 kcal/g, the following rule of three applies: If 1 g has 4 kcal, 120 g has how many kcal?

1 g ⇒ 4 kcal

120 g⇒ x

So: x= (120 g× 4 kcal)÷ 1 g

Solving:

x= 480 kcal

In summary, you eat 480 kcal.

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