Problema Solution

The nutritional chart on the side of a cereal box states that there are 243 calories in a -cup serving of the cereal. Eric regularly eats 2 cups of that cereal for breakfast. Use a proportion to determine the number of calories in 2 cups of that cereal. Include units with your final answer.

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Let 'x' represent the number of calories in 2 cups of cereal.

243 : 1 = x : 2

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x = 486 calories

There are 486 calories in 2 cups of cereal.