Martin made a veggie pizza on a whole wheat crust he used 16 ounces of cheese he cut his pizza into 8 slices. In 1 oz of mozzarella cheese there are 72 calories and 0.79 carbohydrates. How many grams of carbohydrates from mozzarella cheese in each slice? A. 2.37 b. 9.48 c. 1.58 d. 0.79

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To find the number of grams of carbohydrates from mozzarella cheese in each slice of Martin's veggie pizza, we need to follow these steps:

  1. Determine the total carbohydrates in the cheese used:

    • Martin used 16 ounces of mozzarella cheese.
    • Each ounce contains 0.79 grams of carbohydrates.

    Total carbohydrates from the cheese: \[ \text{Total carbohydrates} = \text{amount of cheese (oz)} \times \text{carbohydrates per oz} \] \[ = 16 , \text{oz} \times 0.79 , \text{g/oz} = 12.64 , \text{g} \]

  2. Calculate the carbohydrates per slice:

    • The pizza is divided into 8 slices, so we divide the total carbohydrates by the number of slices.

    Carbohydrates per slice: \[ \text{Carbohydrates per slice} = \frac{\text{Total carbohydrates}}{\text{Number of slices}} \] \[ = \frac{12.64 , \text{g}}{8} = 1.58 , \text{g} \]

Thus, the number of grams of carbohydrates from mozzarella cheese in each slice is 1.58 grams.

The answer is c. 1.58.