A new health drink has 140​% of the recommended daily allowance​ (RDA) for a certain vitamin. The RDA for this vitamin is 50 mg. How many milligrams of the vitamin are in the​ drink?

Question

Part 1
There are __ mg of the vitamin in the drink.

Answer 1

To find out how many milligrams of the vitamin are in the drink, you can calculate 140% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA).

The RDA for this vitamin is 50 mg. To find 140% of 50 mg:

\[ \text{Amount of vitamin} = 140% \times \text{RDA} = 1.40 \times 50 , \text{mg} \]

\[ = 70 , \text{mg} \]

Therefore, there are 70 mg of the vitamin in the drink.

However, please double-check the percentage calculation:

140% of 50 mg is:

\[ 1.4 \times 50 = 70 , \text{mg} \]

So the correct answer is:

There are 70 mg of the vitamin in the drink.