The equation y = 16x + 560 describes the number of calories in a recipe, where y is the total number of calories and x is the number of teaspoons of sugar added. The table shows the number of calories in another recipe, where y is the total number of calories and x is the number of teaspoons of honey added.

How many calories are in a teaspoon of sugar, and how many are in a teaspoon of honey?

Teaspoons of honey 1 2 4 7
Total calories 504 568 696 888

A teaspoon of sugar has calories.

A teaspoon of honey has calories.

Question

The equation y = 16x + 560 describes the number of calories in a recipe, where y is the total number of calories and x is the number of teaspoons of sugar added. The table shows the number of calories in another recipe, where y is the total number of calories and x is the number of teaspoons of honey added.

 

How many calories are in a teaspoon of sugar, and how many are in a teaspoon of honey?

 

Teaspoons of honey 1 2 4 7 
Total calories 504 568 696 888 

 

A teaspoon of sugar has     calories.

A teaspoon of honey has     calories.

anonymous · Answer

How have you proceeded?

anonymous · Answer

hm? @bajji

anonymous · Answer

@xapproachesinfinity  can you help plz?

anonymous · Answer

What is the first step you have done?

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

for 1 teaspoon of sugar you just input x=1
$$y=16*1+560=..... colories$$
 for 1 teaspoon of honey just look at the table x=1 y=... colories

anonymous · Answer

so it would be 576 calories for 1 teaspoon of sugar and 506 for 1 teaspoon of honey?

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

yes

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

sugar has more calories apparently as you already know lol

anonymous · Answer

yeah lol