If there are 560 calories in 8 ounces of meat, how many calories are in 3 ounces of meat?

Set up a proportion:

560 calories/8 ounces = x/3 ounces

560/8 = x/3

Cross multiply and solve for x as I showed you in the last problem.

Thank You

You are welcome.

Is it 0.04 and some other decimals

I did it like this 560x/560=24/560
and got x=0.042857143

Does your answer make sense to you?

Cross multiply
8x = 560 * 3

Solve for x

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/ratio4.htm

is it x=210

That makes more sense.

You're right.

ok thanks

To find out how many calories are in 3 ounces of meat, we can use a proportion to solve the problem.

First, we need to establish the relationship between the weight of the meat and the number of calories. In this case, we know that there are 560 calories in 8 ounces of meat.

Let's set up the proportion:

8 ounces of meat has 560 calories
3 ounces of meat has X calories

To solve for X, we can set up the following equation:

8/560 = 3/X

Now, we can cross-multiply and solve for X:

8X = 560 * 3
8X = 1680

Dividing both sides by 8, we get:

X = 1680/8
X = 210

Therefore, there are 210 calories in 3 ounces of meat.