Question

the table shows the number of calories in different numbers of apples. number of apples Number of apple 3 5 8 Number of calories 195 325 520 How many calories are in 9 aplles?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Step 1: Calculate number of calories in 1 apple
Calories in 1 apple = Total calories / Number of apples

195/3 = 65 calories

Note that you can also use other rows from the table to calculate calories in 1 apple, for example 325/5 = 65 or 520/8 is also 65.

Step 2: Calculate calories in 9 apples

Calories in 9 apples = 65 . 9 = 585 calories

Answer: 585 calories