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A sandwich has 660.1 calories. It has 27.4 grams of lipids and 16.9 grams of proteins. How many grams of carbohydrates does it have?

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Final answer:

To determine the grams of carbohydrates in the sandwich, we subtract the calories from proteins and fats from the total calorie count of the sandwich. Given that the sandwich has 660.1 calories, 27.4 grams of lipids, and 16.9 grams of proteins, the grams of carbohydrates is 86.475.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fatty foods are calorie-dense, meaning that they have more calories per unit mass than carbohydrates or proteins. One gram of carbohydrates has four calories, one gram of protein has four calories, and one gram of fat has nine calories. To determine how many grams of carbohydrates are in the sandwich, we need to subtract the calories from proteins and fats from the total calorie count of the sandwich.



Calories from proteins = grams of protein x 4 calories/gram

Calories from fats = grams of fat x 9 calories/gram

Calories from carbohydrates = Total calories of the sandwich - Calories from proteins - Calories from fats



Given that the sandwich has 660.1 calories, 27.4 grams of lipids, and 16.9 grams of proteins:

Calories from proteins = 16.9 grams x 4 calories/gram = 67.6 calories

Calories from fats = 27.4 grams x 9 calories/gram = 246.6 calories

Calories from carbohydrates = 660.1 calories - 67.6 calories - 246.6 calories = 345.9 calories



To convert the calories to grams of carbohydrates, we can divide the calories by 4 (since 1 gram of carbohydrates has 4 calories).



Grams of carbohydrates = Calories from carbohydrates / 4 = 345.9 calories / 4 = 86.475 grams

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