Question

The amount of fat recommended for someone with a daily diet of 2000 Calories is 65 g. What percent of the calories in this diet would be supplied by this amount of fat if the average number of Calories for fat is 9.1 Calories/g?

a) 28.5%
b) 20%
c) 32.5%
d) 35%

Answer 1

To find the percentage of calories from fat in a 2000 Cal diet, you multiply 65 grams of fat by 9.1 Calories per gram, resulting in 591.5 Calories from fat. Then you divide this by 2000 Calories and multiply by 100 to get the percentage, which is approximately 29.6%, not precisely matching any given options.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking for the percentage of calories in a 2000 Cal diet that would come from 65 grams of fat, given that fat provides an average of 9.1 Calories per gram. To calculate this, first find the total number of calories from fat by multiplying the grams of fat by the calories per gram:

65 g × 9.1 Calories/g = 591.5 Calories from fat.

Next, to find the percentage of the total diet that these calories from fat represent, divide the calories from fat by the total calories, and then multiply by 100:

(591.5 Calories / 2000 Calories) × 100 = 29.575%.

Therefore, the correct answer is approximately 29.6%, which is not explicitly listed among the given options. It is closest to option c) 32.5%, but since none of the provided options exactly match, the student should verify if there is a mistake in the options given or with the information provided in the question.