Question

The nutrition facts label on a container of dry roasted cashews indicates there are 161 calories in 28 grams. You eat 9 cashews totaling 12 grams.

Answer 1

Divide 161 by 28 to get calorie count for one gram, multiply that by 12 to work out how many calories you have eaten in the 9 cashews 161/28 = 5.75 5.75 x 12 = 69

Answer 2

How many calories do you consume?

there are 161 calories in 28 grams. You eat 9 cashews totaling 12 grams.

We need to find out how many calories in 12 grams

For that we make a proportion

$\frac{calories}{grams} = \frac{calories}{grams}$

$\frac{161}{28} = \frac{x}{12}$

161*12 = 28x

1932 = 28x ( divide by 28 on both sides)

x = 69

There are 69 calories in 12 grams