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For adults, the rda of the amino acid lysine is 12 mg per kg of body weight. how many grams per day should a 75 kg adult receive? express your answer using two significant figures.

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1000mg = 1 gram
So, hypothetically, if someone weighed 1kg, they would need 12mg of lysine daily.
Then that means, a 72 kg adult would need 864mg of lysine daily, which is 0.864 grams.

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