Table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100 g of salt. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that adults consume less than 2.40 g of sodium per day. A particular snack mix contains 1.23 g of salt per 100 g of the mix. What mass of the snack mix can you consume and still be within the FDA limit?

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Daniel Cormack · Accepted Answer

Step 1   Given,   Table salt contains 39.33 g sodium per 100g of salt. The U.S FDA recommends that adult consume less that 2.40 g of sodium per day.   A snack mix contains 1.25 g of salt per 100 g the mix   Step 2   The mass of the snack mixture can be calculated by applying the empirical concepts.  100g salt contains 39.33 g of sodium   100g mix contains 1.25 g of salt   Therefore,  (2.40g Na) 100g39.33g×2.40g of salt  =6.102g  1.25g of salt contains 100g snack mix  6.102g of salt contains =100g1.25g×6.102g  =488.16g  Step 3  Answer:  The mass of the snack an adult can consume is 488.46g

Elaine Verrett · Accepted Answer

Step 1 To further understand the problem, let us first write the given values which are: Table salt =39.33g Na100g salt Adults =2.40g Naday Snack Mix =1.25g salt100g snack mix We are required to find the mass of the snack mix that an adult can consume. Step 2 Let us first take the amount of salt that an adult can take per day: 2.40g Naday×100g salt39.33g Na=6.1022g salt per day An adult can take 6.1022g salt per day Step 3 Now, we can get the amount of snack mix an adult can take. So, we have: Amount of snack mix =6.1022g saltday×100g snack mix1.25g salt=488.176 g/day Therefore an adult can take 488.176g/day of snack mix and not exceed the amount of sodium recommended by the FDA.

alenahelenash · Accepted Answer

First set up the equation 39.33g/100g=x/1.28g and thatll

star233 · Accepted Answer

Given that table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100 g of salt, we can calculate the maximum allowable sodium intake in grams:2.40g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;sodium×100g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;salt39.33g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;sodium=6.10g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;saltNow, we can calculate the maximum mass of the snack mix that can be consumed within the FDA limit by using the sodium content of the mix:1.23g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;salt×100g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;mix6.10g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;salt=20.16g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;mixTherefore, you can consume up to 20.16 g of the snack mix and still be within the FDA limit.

karton · Accepted Answer

Step 1:We can set up the proportion as follows:1.23g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;salt100g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;mix=2.40g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;sodium100g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;saltTo solve for x, we can cross-multiply and solve for x:1.23g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;salt×100g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;salt=2.40g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;sodium×xSimplifying:123g=2.40g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;sodium×xStep 2:Dividing both sides of the equation by 2.40 g of sodium:x=123g2.40g&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;sodiumCalculating the value of x:x=1232.40=51.25Therefore, you can consume approximately 51.25 g of the snack mix and still be within the FDA limit for sodium intake.

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