Question
There are 550 calories in a 100 gram bar of chocolate. Write this rate as a simplified fraction. (11)/(2) (550calories)/(100grams) (2grams)/(11calorics) (11calories)/(2grams)
Solution
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Leandro
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Resposta
The simplified fraction is
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Explicação
## Step 1The problem provides us with a rate of 550 calories per 100 grams of chocolate. This can be written as a fraction, where the numerator is the number of calories and the denominator is the weight in grams.###
## Step 2Next, we simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). The GCD of 550 and 100 is 50.###