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A new health drink has 180​% of the recommended daily allowance​ (RDA) for a certain vitamin. The RDA for this vitamin is 50 mg. How many milligrams of the vitamin are in the​ drink?

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Answer:

90 mg

Explanation:

1 rda = 100% = 50 mg

180% = x

100/180 = 50 / x Cross multiply

100x = 180 * 50

100x = 9000 mg Divide both sides by 100

100x/100 = 9000/100

x = 90

The drink contains 90 mg

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