Question

A 1-pound bag of sunflower seeds provides 96 grams of protein, There

are 58.5 grams of protein in a 6.5-ounce bag of pumpkin seeds. Which
type of seed has more grams of protein per ounce? How many more
grams of protein are there in 24 ounces of the higher-protein seeds?

Answer 1

Pumpkin seed has more grams of protein per ounce

216 grams of protein

Explanation:

1 pound = 16 ounce

16 ounce of sunflower seeds = 96 grams of protein

6.5 ounce of pumpkin seeds = 58.5 grams of protein

Which type of seed has more grams of protein per ounce?

Sunflower seeds:

Protein per ounce = 96 grams / 16 ounce

= 6 grams of protein per ounce

Pumpkin seeds:

Protein per ounce = 58.5 grams / 6.5 ounce

= 9 grams of protein per ounce

Therefore,

Pumpkin seed has more grams of protein per ounce

How many more grams of protein are there in 24 ounces of the higher-protein seeds?

Quantity of protein = 24 ounces ×

9 grams of protein per ounce

= 216 grams of protein