A reduced fat cookie contains 2g of fat per serving. In order for food to be termed 'reduce fat', it must have at least 20% less fat than the regular item
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The regular item would have had 1/0.8 or 1.25 times as much fat. That would be 2.5 g of fat.
2.0 is 20% less than 2.5.
I assume that is what they want to know
Well, if the reduced-fat cookie contains 2g of fat per serving, we'll need to do a little math. To be considered "reduced fat," it should have at least 20% less fat than the regular cookie. So, let's say the regular cookie has 10g of fat per serving.
To calculate 20% of 10g, we multiply 10 by 0.2, which equals 2g. So, for the reduced-fat cookie to meet the requirement, it should have at least 2g less fat than 10g.
Since the reduced-fat cookie has 2g of fat, and 10g minus 2g equals 8g, we can conclude that the reduced-fat cookie meets the criteria since it has 20% less fat than the regular cookie. Phew, that was one fat math problem!
To determine the fat content of the regular item, we need to know the fat content of the reduced fat cookie in relation to the regular item.
If a reduced fat cookie contains 2g of fat per serving, we can calculate the minimum fat content required for the regular item to be considered 'reduce fat' by determining 20% less than the reduced fat cookie's fat content.
Step 1: Calculate 20% of 2g
20% of 2g = 0.2 * 2g = 0.4g
Step 2: Subtract the result from the reduced fat cookie's fat content
2g - 0.4g = 1.6g
Therefore, for the regular item to be considered 'reduce fat' in comparison to the reduced fat cookie, it must have a fat content of at least 1.6g per serving.
To determine whether the reduced fat cookie meets the criteria for being labeled as "reduced fat," we need to calculate if it indeed has at least 20% less fat than the regular cookie.
Step 1: Find the fat content of the regular cookie.
If the nutrition facts of the regular cookie are provided, check the fat content per serving. Let's say the regular cookie contains 10g of fat per serving.
Step 2: Calculate the reduction in fat content.
To determine if the reduced fat cookie has at least 20% less fat than the regular cookie, we need to calculate 20% of the fat content of the regular cookie. In this case, 20% of 10g is (0.20 * 10g = 2g).
Step 3: Compare the reduction with the fat content of the reduced fat cookie.
Now, compare the reduction in fat content (2g) with the fat content of the reduced fat cookie (2g). If the reduced fat cookie has equal to or less than 2g of fat, it meets the criteria for being labeled as "reduced fat."
In this case, the reduced fat cookie contains 2g of fat per serving, which is exactly 20% less than the regular cookie's fat content of 10g. Therefore, the reduced fat cookie meets the requirement to be labeled as "reduced fat."