According to the label on a box of ice cream bars, each bar contains 300 calories, and 175 of those calories come from fat. What is the percentage of calories from fat for one bar?

Question

Group of answer choices

17%

1.7%

58%

0.58%

Answer 1

To find the percentage of calories from fat in one ice cream bar, you can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Percentage of calories from fat} = \left( \frac{\text{Calories from fat}}{\text{Total calories}} \right) \times 100 \]

Substituting in the values from the label:

\[ \text{Calories from fat} = 175 \] \[ \text{Total calories} = 300 \]

Now, plug in the values:

\[ \text{Percentage of calories from fat} = \left( \frac{175}{300} \right) \times 100 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Percentage of calories from fat} = \left( 0.5833 \right) \times 100 \approx 58.33% \]

So the percentage of calories from fat for one bar is approximately 58%.

The correct answer is 58%.