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Jennifer bought a box of Crunchy Grain cereal. The nutrition facts on the box state that a serving size of the cereal is 3/4 cup and provides 210 calories, 50 of which are calories from fat. In addition, each serving of the cereal provides 180 milligrams of potassium, which is 5% of thedaily allowance for adults. If p percent of an adult’s daily allowance of potassium is provided by x servings of Crunchy Grain cereal per day, which of the following expresses p in terms of x ? |
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Answer» p = 0.5x Choices A, C, and D are INCORRECT and may RESULT from incorrectly converting 5% to its decimal equivalent, which isn’t necessary since p is expressed as a percentage. Additionally, choices C and D are incorrect because the CONTEXT should be represented by a linear relationship, not by an exponential relationship. |
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