Question

A slice of carrot cake from The Cheesecake Factory contains 1,560 calories. This represents 75% of the average daily calorie requirement for many adults. Find the average daily calorie requirement for these adults.

Answer 1

Using proportions, it is found that the average daily requirement for these adults is of 2080 calories.

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• Percentage problems are solved by proportions, using a rule of three.
• 1560 calories is 75% = 0.75 of the calorie requirement for many adults.
• How much is 100% = 1?

The rule of three is:

1560 calories - 0.75

x calories - 1

Applying cross multiplication:

$0.75x = 1560$

$x = \frac{1560}{0.75}$

$x = 2080$

The average daily requirement for these adults is of 2080 calories.

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