Everyday Math Skills Workbooks series - Kitchen Math

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Nutrition
Kitchen 74 Math Workbook
Nutrition
More on Nutrition #28
Percents, multiplication, comparison
We need certain foods and servings of certain vitamins and minerals to live a healthy
life. We need fiber, protein, vitamin A, B, D, etc.
Directions: Answer the questions below about daily food requirements.
1. A serving of cereal gives you 15% of your daily fiber requirement. What percent of
your daily fiber requirement would 5 servings give you? _________________
2. A serving of fish gives you 25% of your daily protein requirements and a serving of
eggs gives you 10% . Which gives you more, 6 servings of eggs or 5 servings of fish?
__________________________
3. A serving of celery gives you 15% of your daily vitamin B requirement and a
serving of spinach gives you 30%. Which gives you more vitamin B, 6 servings of
celery or 2 serving of spinach? ____________________
4. A serving of mixed vegetables gives you 20% of your daily vitamin A requirements
and a serving of apples gives you 15%. Which gives you more vitamin A, 6 servings
of mixed vegetables or 7 servings of apples? ______________________
5. A serving of apples gives you 15% of your daily vitamin A requirement. What
percent of your daily vitamin A requirement would 4 servings give you?
_____________________
Kitchen Math Workbook