Question

Jeremy kept track of his food over the next week. Each day he computed his total calories, calories from fat and calories from sugar. If his totals on Wednesday were 2,875 total calories, 575 calories from fat and 230 calories from sugar, what percentage of his calories was from fat? What percentage was from sugar?

Answer 1

If Jeremy ate 2875 calories with 575 from fats and 230 from sugars, then his percentage of calories from fats is 575/2875, and his percentage of calories from sugars is 230/2875.

Calories from fats: 575/2875 = 0.2 = 20%

Calories from sugars: 230/2875 = 0.08 = 8%