Answer:
The total calories consumed from both meals = 1595.6 calories
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Dashawn had 55% of his calories from his breakfast.
He consumed 718 calories during lunch
To find the total calories he consumed from lunch and breakfast.
Solution:
Dashawn is monitoring his calories for breakfast and lunch only.
So, if he consumes 55% calories during breakfast, then percentage of calories he consumes during lunch = [tex]100-55=45\%[/tex]
Let total calories he consumes from both meals be = [tex]x[/tex]
Thus, calories he consumes during lunch can be given as :
⇒ [tex]45\%\ of\ x[/tex]
⇒ [tex]\frac{45}{100} \times x[/tex]
⇒ [tex]0.45 \times x[/tex]
⇒ [tex]0.45x[/tex]
We know that calories taken during lunch = 718.
So, we have,
[tex]0.45x=718[/tex]
Solving for [tex]x[/tex]
Dividing bot sides by 0.45
[tex]\frac{0.45x}{0.45}=\frac{718}{0.45}[/tex]
[tex]x=1595.55\approx 1595.6[/tex]
Thus, the total calories consumed from both meals = 1595.6 calories
