Question

A grilled chicken salad at a popular fast food restaurant contains 650mg of sodium, which is 27% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of sodium? Round to the nearest milligram.

Answer 1

To find the answer,we can set up an equation with an unkown:

Let the recommended daily amount be y mg

y×27% = 650
y×27/100 = 650
y = 650 ÷ 27/100
y = 650 × 100/27
y = 2407.407407...
y ≈ 2407

Therefore, the answer is 2407 mg.

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Answer 2

2407 mg.

Explanation:

Let x be the total recommended daily amount ( in mg )of the sodium,

According to the question,

27% of x = 650

`(27x)/(100)=650`

`27x=65000`

`\implies x=(65000)/(27)=2407.40740741\approx 2407`

Hence, the total recommended daily amount of the sodium is 2407 mg.