lukas eats 1,500 pounds of food in a year he wants to keep his added sugars down to 9% of his total intake find the number of pounds of added sugar he could eat in a year at the rate

Answer 1

To find the number of pounds of added sugar Lukas could eat in a year while keeping his added sugars down to 9% of his total food intake, you can calculate it as follows:

1. Total food intake in a year = 1,500 pounds
2. Percentage of added sugars desired = 9%

Now, calculate the amount of added sugar:

\[ \text{Amount of added sugar} = \text{Total food intake} \times \left( \frac{\text{Percentage of added sugars}}{100} \right) \]

\[ \text{Amount of added sugar} = 1500 \times \left( \frac{9}{100} \right) \]

\[ \text{Amount of added sugar} = 1500 \times 0.09 = 135 \text{ pounds} \]

Therefore, Lukas could eat 135 pounds of added sugar in a year at that rate.