Chapter MPS, Problem 9.6MPS

To determine

To find: The amount of calories in the cheese.

Answer to Problem 9.6MPS

The amount of calories in the cheeseis $280$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information: The 50 grams of Swiss cheese has 200 calories and Susan ate 70 grams of this cheese.

Calculation:

Consider the equation.

  $\begin{array}{l}50=k200\\ k=\frac{1}{4}\end{array}$

The amount of calories she had is,

  $\begin{array}{l}70=\frac{1}{4}C\\ C=280\end{array}$

Thus, the amount of calories in the cheese is $280$ .