document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143533>Question 143533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A reduced fat cookie contains 4 grams of fat per serving.  In order for food to be termed \"reduced fat\", it must have at least 15% less fat than the regular item.  What can you conclude about how much fat is in a serving of the regular cookie? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104459 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fruglemiester1234><B>Fruglemiester1234(13)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fruglemiester1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104459\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The main idea concerning this problem is percents. We have to use the information we already have, which is a number and a precent, to get us another number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First of all we have to realize that 15% is just 15 out of 100, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F100. ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F100.\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Knowing this we can right a porportion. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Fx+=+15%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Fx+=+15%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the 4 goes on the top of the porportion because 4 grams is the reduced amount of fat and is at least 15% of the normal amount of fat(x) that we are looking for.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to solve the porportion we use cross multiplication. We get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A100+=+15x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A100+=+15x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400+=+15x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400+=+15x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we divide both sides by 15 to get x by itself. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26.67+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26.67+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 26_2/3 (80/3) to be exact<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 26.67 means that in order for the \"reduced fat\" cookie to be legally reduced fat the normal cookie has to have at least 26.67 grams of fat.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This could also be written mathmatically like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3E=+26.67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3E=+26.67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3E=+80%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3E=+80%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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