A box of cereal states that there are 72 calories in a 3/4 cup serving. What is the unit rate for calories per cup? How many calories are there in 3 cups of the cereal?

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John Lawrence Aspden · Answer 1 · 2022-01-11T09:01:49+0000

Answer: The unit rate for calories per cup = 96 calories

There are 288 calories in cups of the cereal.

Explanation:

Given: Calories in
$\frac34$ of cup = 72

Unit rate of calories per cup =
$(72)/(\frac34)=(72*4)/(3)$

= 96

The unit rate for calories per cup = 96

Calories in 3 cups = 3 x (unit rate for calories)

= 3 x (96)

= 288 calories

Hence, there are 288 calories in cups of the cereal.