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 the entire pizza? A. 0.1264 b. 126.4 c. 1.264 d. 12.64

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To find the total grams of carbohydrates from the mozzarella cheese in the entire veggie pizza, we need to follow these steps:

  1. Find the total amount of carbohydrates in 16 ounces of mozzarella cheese.
    • From the information provided, there are 0.79 grams of carbohydrates in 1 ounce of mozzarella cheese.
    • For 16 ounces, the total carbohydrates would be: \[ 16 , \text{oz} \times 0.79 , \text{g/oz} = 12.64 , \text{g} \]

So, the total grams of carbohydrates from mozzarella cheese in the entire pizza is 12.64 grams.

The correct answer is d. 12.64.