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. a. How many calories do you consume? You consume calories. b. How many cashews are in one serving? There are cashews in one serving.

Answer 1

Answer:

there are 161 calories in 28 gram,then:

one gram of dry roasted cashews contains=161/28=5.75 calories

You eat 12 gram of it, =12*5.75=69 calories

9 cashews  has 12gram, then:

one gram of dry roasted cashews contains= 9/12 = 0.75 cashews

there are total of 28gram in one serving.

Therefore cashews in one serving = 0.75*28=21cashews

a)69 calories

b)21cashews