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# Sam ate 70 grams of this cheese. About how many calories were there in

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Sam ate 70 grams of this cheese. About how many calories were there in the cheese he ate if the number of calories varies directly as the weight of the cheese? (There are about 90 calories in 20 grams of this cheese.)
A. 175
B. 200
C. 225
D. 275
E. 315

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Re: Sam ate 70 grams of this cheese. About how many calories were there in  [#permalink]

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26 Nov 2019, 01:18
90 calories - 20 gramm
x calories - 70 gram

$$x=\frac{(90*70)}{20}$$

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26 Nov 2019, 06:30
There is 90 calories in 20 grams of cheese. So there is 45 calories in 10 grams.
45×7 = 315 calories in 70 grams.

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