Question

The ratio of calories to grams of protein in a package of peanuts is 190 calories to 6 grams of protein. How many calories are in a package of peanuts with 15 grams of protein?

Answer 1

Answer:475 gm

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Ratio of Calorie to protein is $190:6\quad [in\ gm]$

For a packet containing $15\ gm$ of proteins the amount of calorie is $x\ gm$(say)

For a packet ratio remains same so,

$\Rightarrow \frac{190}{6}=\frac{x}{15}$

$\Rightarrow x=15\times \frac{190}{6}$

$\Rightarrow x=475\ gm$

Therefore, packet contains $475\ gm$ of calorie.