There are 190mg of sodium in 27.0 g serving of Wheaties. Every morning Hector makes 75.0 g of a serving. How much sodium does Hector intake with his breakfast every morning? Show work

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parthkohli · Answer

Set up a proportion here.

$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow 190:27=x:75 }$

Since they have a direct relationship.

kropot72 · Answer

Amount of sodium in a 1g serving is 190/27mg
Amount of sodium in a 75 g serving is$$\frac{190}{27}\times 75$$

anonymous · Answer

10.66 g serving?

anonymous · Answer

wait no.

anonymous · Answer

When I set it up i got
190:27=x:75
27x/27=1330/27
=49.259 g of sodium

kropot72 · Answer

$$\frac{190}{27}\times 75=527.78mg$$

anonymous · Answer

oh ok thank you

kropot72 · Answer

You're welcome :)