a recipe calls for 1/3 of a container of yogurt. Each container of yogurt has 150 cal a recipe makes for servings which set of calculations would give the correct number of calories per serving.

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To calculate the number of calories per serving based on the recipe calling for 1/3 of a container of yogurt, you can follow these steps:

  1. Determine the calories in 1/3 of the yogurt container:

    • Each container contains 150 calories.
    • To find the calories in 1/3 of the container: \[ \text{Calories from yogurt} = \frac{1}{3} \times 150 \text{ cal} = 50 \text{ cal} \]
  2. Determine the total calories in the recipe:

    • If the recipe makes 4 servings and the only ingredient contributing calories in this example is yogurt, the total calories from yogurt in the recipe is 50 calories.
  3. Calculate the calories per serving:

    • To find the calories per serving, divide the total calories from the yogurt by the number of servings: \[ \text{Calories per serving} = \frac{50 \text{ cal}}{4 \text{ servings}} = 12.5 \text{ cal/serving} \]

So, the calculations needed are:

  1. Calculate the calories in 1/3 of the container: \( \frac{1}{3} \times 150 = 50 \) calories.
  2. Divide by the number of servings: \( \frac{50}{4} = 12.5 \) calories per serving.

The result is that there are 12.5 calories per serving from the yogurt in the recipe.