SOLUTION: Sugar contains 15 calories per teaspoon. How many calories are in 3/4 cup of sugar?

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Question 1013147: Sugar contains 15 calories per teaspoon. How many calories are in 3/4 cup of sugar?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Customarily, 48 teaspoons make a cup.
3/4 of a cup would be (3/4)(48) = 36 teaspoons.
At 15 calories per teaspoon, that would be 15(36) = 540 calories.