SOLUTION: Carrie Nichols is a sophomore who maintains a daily Calorie intake of 2,500. She read in an article that a diet of 2,000 Calories should include less than 65 grams of fat. If Car
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Question 1174292: Carrie Nichols is a sophomore who maintains a daily Calorie intake of 2,500. She read in an article that a diet of 2,000 Calories should include less than 65 grams of fat. If Carrie estimates her daily intake of fat at 75 grams, is she consuming too much fat? Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ewatrrr:Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A little confusing question--I am assuming the proportion of fat in a diet of 2000 calories is 65 gms (520 cal), not that a 2000 calorie diet is right for her or the obvious answer of yes, if she should be consuming only 65 grams of fat.
so 65/2000=x/2500
2000x=162500
x=81.25 gm
No, given the proportion of fat to 2000 cal, she is not consuming a higher ratio or percentage of fat at 2500 cal if she is consuming 75 gm.
Hi
Let x be the amount recommended for 2500 calories
Set Up Proportion: Cross Multiply to Solve
⇒ x = 65(2500)/2000) = 81.25 grams
75 grams < 81.25 grams, she is not consuming too much fat
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