Question

Dorothy's dietary intake for one day consisted of 250 grams of carbohydrate, 60 grams of protein, and 40 grams of fat. What percent of the total calories would be provided by protein

Answer 1

`\%Percent = 17.14\%`

Explanation:

Given

`Carbohydrate = 250\ g`

`Protein = 60\ g`

`Fat = 40\ g`

Required

Determine the percentage of protein

First, we need to calculate the total:

`Total = Carbohydrate + Protein + Fats`

`Total = 250\ g + 60\ g + 40\ g`

`Total = 350\ g`

Percentage of protein is calculated as thus:

`\%Percent = (Protein * 100\%)/(Total)`

`\%Percent = (60 * 100\%)/(350)`

`\%Percent = (6000\%)/(350)`

`\%Percent = 17.14\%`