A reduced fat cookie vontains 6g of fat per serving. In order for food to be considered reduced fat, it must have at least 25% fat than the regular item. What can a person conclude about how much fat is in a serving of the regular cookie? How much fat does a serving of regular cookies contain?

I am lost and need some help with this problem. I say that it would be at least 5.3g.
Thanks.

Do you mean "at least 25% LESS fat than the regular item?"

Yes. Sorry.

0.75x = 6

x = 8

To solve this problem, we need to determine the fat content of the regular cookie. We know that the reduced fat cookie has 6g of fat per serving and in order for a food item to be considered reduced fat, it must have at least 25% less fat than the regular item.

Let's assume the fat content of the regular cookie is represented by the variable "x".

To find the amount of fat in the regular cookie, we can set up the following equation:

x - (25% of x) = 6

First, we calculate 25% of x, which is 0.25x.

Then, we subtract that value from x to get the remaining fat content.

x - 0.25x = 6

Simplifying the equation, we have:

0.75x = 6

Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.75, we get:

x = 6 / 0.75

x = 8

Therefore, we can conclude that a serving of the regular cookie contains 8g of fat. Your initial estimate of 5.3g is lower because it does not consider the 25% reduction required for a food item to be considered reduced fat.

So, a serving of the regular cookie contains 8g of fat.