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If there are 1200 calories in 8oz of hot fudge how many calories are in 3 oz

User Halt
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what we have to know is what fracion of 8 oz is 3 oz?

it's
(3)/(8).


now we multiply this by 1200:


1200* (3)/(8).

i'll simplify by dividing by 2:


600* (3)/(4).

300* (3)/(2).

150* (3)/(1).

which is 450. So, the answer is 450 calories!


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