Question

A package states that there are 60 calories in 12 crackers and 75 calories in 15 crackers. Since the relationship is proportional, how many calories are there in 180 crackers?

x | y
12 60
15 75




A. 36 calories
B. 108 calories
C. 720 calories
D. 900 calories

Answer 1

Make x/180, showing that there are 180 crackers with an unknown amount of calories. Cross multiply 60 and 180, which is 10,800. Divide 10,800 by 12, and you get 900.

Answer 2

60/12 = 5

75/15 = 5

there are 5 calories per cracker

180 * 5 = 900 calories in 180 crackers

Answer is D