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Example: Solving for the Percent of Calories from Fat in Muffins
Apply the seven-step problem-solving strategy to a percent application where the percent is unknown. Problem: Veronica is planning to make muffins from a mix. The package says each muffin will be calories and calories will be from fat. What percent of the total calories is from fat? 1. Identify what to find: What percent of the total calories is fat? 2. Name the unknown: Let = percent of fat. 3. Translate into a percent sentence and equation: "What percent of is ?" becomes . 4. Solve by dividing both sides by : , so . 5. Convert to percent form: . 6. Check if this makes sense: Yes, is one-fourth, and is one-fourth of , so makes sense. 7. Answer: Of the total calories in each muffin, is fat.
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A food safety and nutrition inspector is auditing a school's cafeteria menu. A bran muffin is listed as having 240 total calories, with 60 of those calories coming from fat. When applying the seven-step problem-solving strategy to determine the percentage of fat, which equation correctly translates the question "What percent of 240 is 60?" into a mathematical expression using the variable ?
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