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A bacon cheeseburger at a popular fast food restaurant contains 2,070mg of sodium, which is 86% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of sodium?

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Answer:

2,407mg of sodium is the recommended daily amount

Explanation:

Using the cross multiplication you will get the answer.

1. make the problem as a fraction
(2070)/(x) =(86)/(100)

2. Cross multiply (2070*100=86*x)

3. Simplify the equation left. 207000 = 86x

2407 ≈ x (Divide both sides by 86)

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So to find out what number 2070 is 86% of you do:
x(86/100)=2070
and solve for x.
after you solve you will get; 2407 mg
so the recommended daily amount is 2407 my
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