Some doctors recommend that no more than 30% of a person's daily calories come from fats. Following this recommendation, if you eat 2,400 calories in a day, what is the maximum number that should come from fats?

I can figure the answer out all by myself, I would just like an example of how the equation for solving the problem would be set up on paper.

Thanks

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0.3 * 2,400 = ?

0.3 is 3/10 though, right?

So you JUST multiply the 30% by the 2,400? Okay thank you!

So I tried multiplying 0.3 because i later remembered that 10x10=100 and 3x10=30% so I multiplied and my answer was 720. Is this correct?

:-) Yes. 720 is correct.

0.3 x 2400 = 720. right.

To find the maximum number of calories that should come from fats, you'll need to use the given recommendation that no more than 30% of a person's daily calories should come from fats.

Step 1: Calculate 30% of 2,400 calories to find the maximum number of calories that can come from fats.
30% is equivalent to 0.30 in decimal form.

Equation:
Maximum number of calories from fats = 0.30 × 2,400

Step 2: Solve the equation.
Maximum number of calories from fats = 0.30 × 2,400
Maximum number of calories from fats = 720 calories

Therefore, according to the recommendation, the maximum number of calories that should come from fats when consuming 2,400 calories in a day is 720 calories.