Answer:
a. 5 represents the number of calories that come from other ingredients.
b. Neither 8 nor 3 satisfy the given equation, so neither 8 nor 3 can be the solution to the equation.
c. <em>c = 5.5</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the equation:
Where represents the grams of carbohydrates
27 is the total number of calories that are received by the granola bite.
4 is the number of calories from 1 gram of carbohydrates and
5 is the number of calories that are received from other ingredients.
Answer of Part a:
5 is the number of calories that are received from other ingredients.
Part b:
Let us take left hand side (LHS) and put values of c = 8 and 3 one by one.
So, LHS becomes:
4 \times 8 + 5 = 37
4 \times 3 + 5 = 17
So, Priya is correct that neither 8 or 3 could be solution.
Part c:
So, solution to the equation is: <em>c = 5.5</em>