Question
One serving of pretzels contains 1.5 grams of fat. That is 3% of the daily amount recommended for a 2,000 calorie diet. How many grams of fat are recommended? Show your work.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many grams of fat are recommended for a 2,000 calorie diet, we can use the information given:
1. We know that 1.5 grams of fat represents 3% of the total recommended daily amount of fat.
2. We can set up the equation to find the total recommended amount of fat (let's denote this amount as \( x \)):
\[
1.5 = 0.03x
\]
3. To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides of the equation by 0.03:
\[
x = \frac{1.5}{0.03}
\]
4. Now we calculate the right side:
\[
x = 1.5 \div 0.03 = 50
\]
Therefore, the recommended daily amount of fat for a 2,000 calorie diet is **50 grams**.
1. We know that 1.5 grams of fat represents 3% of the total recommended daily amount of fat.
2. We can set up the equation to find the total recommended amount of fat (let's denote this amount as \( x \)):
\[
1.5 = 0.03x
\]
3. To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides of the equation by 0.03:
\[
x = \frac{1.5}{0.03}
\]
4. Now we calculate the right side:
\[
x = 1.5 \div 0.03 = 50
\]
Therefore, the recommended daily amount of fat for a 2,000 calorie diet is **50 grams**.