Question

The average American consumes 16 ounces of carbonated soft drinks

per day. If a person consumes 16 ounces of cola-flavored, caffeinated,
sugar-sweetened soda per day, approximately how many empty
calories are added to his or her diet?
Hint: A 12-ounce can of cola-flavored, caffeinated, sugar-sweetened
soft drink contains 33 g of added sugars

A. 130
B. 230
C.80
D. 180

Answer 1

When consuming 16 ounces of cola-flavored, caffeinated, sugar-sweetened soda per day, approximately 176 empty calories are added to a person's diet. option c

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the approximate number of empty calories added to a person's diet when consuming 16 ounces of cola-flavored, caffeinated, sugar-sweetened soda per day, we need to consider the amount of added sugars in a 12-ounce can of soda. The hint states that a 12-ounce can contains 33 grams of added sugars. Since a 16-ounce serving is larger than a 12-ounce can, we can assume that it contains more added sugars.

Let's calculate the amount of added sugars in a 16-ounce serving:

33 grams of added sugars is equivalent to 33 x 4 = 132 calories (since each gram of added sugars provides 4 calories). Therefore, a 12-ounce can of soda contains 132 calories. Since a 16-ounce serving is 1.33 times larger than a 12-ounce can, the approximate number of empty calories added to a person's diet when consuming 16 ounces of cola-flavored, caffeinated, sugar-sweetened soda per day is 132 x 1.33 = 176 calories.

Answer 2

It’s C I presume the passage is not really straightforward