To find the Calorie Density (D) in calories per ounce of a food that
contains c calories and weighs w ounces is given by:
D =
w
c
Eight ounces of fat-free milk contains 84 calories. Find the calorie density
of the fat-free milk.

Question

To find the Calorie Density (D) in calories per ounce of a food that
contains c calories and weighs w ounces is given by:
D =
w
c
Eight ounces of fat-free milk contains 84 calories. Find the calorie density
of the fat-free milk.

kingofhou · Answer

For the fat-free milk, c = 84 calories and w = 8 ounces.

Plug in the values in the given equation to get:
$$D = \frac{ 84 }{ 5 } = 10.5$$

The calorie density of the fat-free milk is 10.5 calories per ounce.