algebra word problems inequalities

[jonesbetty]

a reduced fat cookie contains 2g of fat per serving. in order for food to be termed reduced fat, it must have at least 20% less fat than the regular item. what can you conclude about how much fat is in a serving of the regular cookie

 

[Deleted member 4993]

a reduced fat cookie contains 2g of fat per serving. in order for food to be termed reduced fat, it must have at least 20% less fat than the regular item. what can you conclude about how much fat is in a serving of the regular cookie

Start these problems by "naming" variables - to be found. In this problem - that would be

the amount of fat in the regular cookie.

Then, let:

the amount of fat in the regular cookie = R

Now continue......

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