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30 September, 09:00

A slice of pizza contains 29 g of carbohydrate, 13 g of protein and an unknown amount of fat. if the pizza contains 280 kcal, how many grams of fat are present? report the answer to 2 significant figures.

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  1. 30 September, 11:32
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    When different macronutrients (e. g., carbohydrates) are metabolized, they yield different amounts of energy, commonly measured in kilocalories.

    They are given by the following conversion factors:

    carbohydrates = 4 kcal/g

    protein = 4 kcal/g

    fat = 9 kcal/g

    If the slice of pizza contains 29 g carbohydrates, that means there are 4 kcal/g * 29 g = 116 kcal from carbohydrates. It contains 13 g protein, so there are 4 kcal/g * 13 g = 52 kcal from protein.

    The total number of kilocalories is 280, of which we have accounted for 168 (116+52). 280-168=112 kcal.

    So, there are 112 kcal from fat. Using our conversion factor, 112 kcal * 1 g/9 kcal = 12 g fat.
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