One serving of sweet potato chips contains 12.6 calories from fat. This is 9% of all the calories in each serving.

Question

Which mathematical statement can you solve to determine the total number of calories in one serving of sweet potato chips?

Answer 1

To find the total number of calories in one serving of sweet potato chips, we can set up a mathematical equation based on the information given.

Let \( x \) represent the total number of calories in one serving of sweet potato chips. According to the information provided, the calories from fat (12.6 calories) represent 9% of the total calories.

This can be expressed with the equation:

\[ 0.09x = 12.6 \]

Now, you can solve this equation to find \( x \), which represents the total number of calories in one serving of sweet potato chips.

To solve for \( x \):

\[ x = \frac{12.6}{0.09} \]

You can then calculate the value of \( x \).