QuestionIan's diet has fat and carbs in a total. How many grams of carbs is he eating? a) 375 b) 400 c) 425 d) 450
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. Ian's diet contains30% Fat and50% Carbohydrates.
. He is eating a total of3,000 kcal.
3. The energy content of carbohydrates is4 kcal/g.
STEP 2
First, we need to find the total kcal from carbohydrates in Ian's diet. We can do this by multiplying the total kcal by the percentage of carbohydrates.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the total kcal and the percentage of carbohydrates to calculate the kcal from carbohydrates.
STEP 4
Convert the percentage to a decimal value.
STEP 5
Calculate the kcal from carbohydrates.
STEP 6
Now that we have the kcal from carbohydrates, we can find the total grams of carbohydrates Ian is eating. We can do this by dividing the kcal from carbohydrates by the energy content of carbohydrates.
STEP 7
Plug in the values for the kcal from carbohydrates and the energy content of carbohydrates to calculate the grams of carbohydrates.
STEP 8
Calculate the grams of carbohydrates.
Ian is eating375 grams of carbohydrates, so the correct answer is option a)375 grams of Carbohydrates.
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