SOLUTION: Last one!!!!!! Thank you for all of your help folks. A reduced fat cookie contains 3g of fat per serving. In order for food to be termed 'reduced fat', it must have at least 25% l

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Question 134861: Last one!!!!!! Thank you for all of your help folks.
A reduced fat cookie contains 3g of fat per serving. In order for food to be termed 'reduced fat', it must have at least 25% less fat than the regular item. What can you conclude about how much fat is in a serving of the regular cookie?
How much fat does regular cookie contain?

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, vleith:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A reduced fat cookie contains 3g of fat per serving. In order for food to be termed 'reduced fat', it must have at least 25% less fat than the regular item. What can you conclude about how much fat is in a serving of the regular cookie?
How much fat does regular cookie contain?
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Let x be the amount of fat in a regular cookie.
INEQUALITY:
3 < 0.25x
3 < (1/4)x
12 < x
The regular cookie as at least 12g of fat.
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Cheers,
stan H.

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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25% less
3 = 75% * regular cookie fat
3%2F%280.75%29+=+regular
4g of fat min in a regular cookie
regular cookie >= 4g fat