Question

Dashawn started to monitor how many calories he consumed during breakfast and lunch. 55% of his calories came from his breakfast. He consumed 718 calories during lunch How many total calories did he consume from both meals? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

The total calories consumed from both meals = 1595.6 calories

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Dashawn had 55% of his calories from his breakfast.

He consumed 718 calories during lunch

To find the total calories he consumed from lunch and breakfast.

Solution:

Dashawn is monitoring his calories for breakfast and lunch only.

So, if he consumes 55% calories during breakfast, then percentage of calories  he consumes during lunch = $100-55=45\%$

Let total calories he consumes from both meals be = $x$

Thus, calories he consumes during lunch can be given as :

⇒ $45\%\ of\ x$

⇒ $\frac{45}{100} \times x$

⇒ $0.45 \times x$

⇒ $0.45x$

We know that calories taken during lunch = 718.

So, we have,

$0.45x=718$

Solving for $x$

Dividing bot sides by 0.45

$\frac{0.45x}{0.45}=\frac{718}{0.45}$

$x=1595.55\approx 1595.6$

Thus, the total calories consumed from both meals = 1595.6 calories