Question

There are 1.5 mg of iron in 8 ounces of apple juice. If 18 mg are recommended for the RDA for iron, the number of ounces that contain the RDA is

Answer 1

Answer:

96 ounces

Explanation:

Given that:

There are 1.5 mg of the iron present in 8 ounces of the apple juice.

So,

There are 1 mg of the iron present in $\frac {8}{1.5}$ ounces of the apple juice.

Also,

18 mg of the iron is required for RDA. So, number of ounces that contains the RDA are:

There are 18 mg of the iron present in $\frac {8}{1.5}\times 18$ ounces of the apple juice.

Number of ounces = 96 ounces