General Information
Related Benchmarks:
MA.8.A.4.2
Reporting Category: Algebra
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
By United States law, any food labeled “reduced fat” must have at least 25% less fat per serving than the regular version of that food. The inequality below can be used to calculate the allowable fat content of a food labeled “reduced fat.”
where:
x = the number of fat grams per serving in the “reduced fat” food
y = the number of fat grams per serving in the regular-version food
One serving of regular crunchy peanut butter has 16 grams of fat. Which number line represents all possible numbers of fat grams that may be in one serving of “reduced fat” crunchy peanut butter while meeting the requirements of U.S. law?
Answer Options:
Answer Key:
D
Item Context:
Health/Physical Education