Question

A medium-sized banana (118g) on average contains 422 mg of potassium - a nutrient needed to maintain fluid balance. If someone eats a medium-sized banana each day for a week, how many total grams of potassium are ingested in that week?

Answer 1

2.954grams of pottasium for that week

Step-by-step explanation:

According to this question, a medium-sized that weighs 118grams contains 422 milligrams (mg) of potassium nutrient.

If someone eats a medium-sized banana each day for a week, this means that the person has consumed 422mg of pottasium that day.

Since there are 7days in a week, the person will consume 422 × 7 = 2954 mg of pottasium that week.

The question asks for the total pottasium intake in grams for that week, hence, we need to convert 2954 milligrams to grams.

1000mg = 1 g

Hence, 2954mg will be 2954/1000

= 2.954grams

Therefore, 2.954grams of pottasium are ingested by that person that week.