Toby's favorite soda is Sugar Buzz, but his mom won't buy it because she says it is way too sugary! The nutrition label on Sugar Buzz shows that a 12-ounce can contains 48 grams of sugar.

Question

Let g represent the amount of sugar in each ounce of Sugar Buzz. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find the amount of sugar in each ounce of Sugar Buzz.
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Answer 1

To model the problem, we need to express the amount of sugar in each ounce of Sugar Buzz in terms of the total amount of sugar in a 12-ounce can.

Let \( g \) represent the amount of sugar (in grams) per ounce. Since there are 12 ounces in a can, the total amount of sugar in the can can be expressed as:

\[ 12g \]

According to the nutrition label, the total amount of sugar in a 12-ounce can is 48 grams. Therefore, we can set up the equation:

\[ 12g = 48 \]

Now, to solve for \( g \), we divide both sides of the equation by 12:

\[ g = \frac{48}{12} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ g = 4 \]

Thus, the amount of sugar in each ounce of Sugar Buzz is 4 grams.