SOLUTION: one serving of corn flakes cereal contains 24g of total carbohydrates. if this is 80% of the total daily recommended value, calculate the number of servings needed to get a 100%.

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Question 667014: one serving of corn flakes cereal contains 24g of total carbohydrates. if this is 80% of the total daily recommended value, calculate the number of servings needed to get a 100%.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let v be the total daily recommended value.
.8v=1
v=1/.8
v=1.25 servings.
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Ed