The hot dogs you ate at the barbecue last week were 75% fat-free by weight, had 275 calories, and weighed 110 g. a) what percentage of these hot dogs are fat? b) how many grams of fat does each have? e) what is the percentage of calories from fat? (hint: fat has approximately 9 cal/g.)

a) 25%

b) 27.5 g

c) 90%

Explanation:

a) 75% fat-free by weight means 25% of the weight is made by fat.

b) 110 g ___ 100%

      x    ___ 25%

          x = 27.5g

Each hot dog has 27.5g of fat.

c) 9 cal ___ 1 g fat

      y    ___ 27.5 g fat

          y = 247.5 cal

275 cal ___ 100%

247.5 cal ___ z

     z = 90%

90 % of the calories come from fat.

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