We know that a box of cereal states that there are 75 calories in a 3/4 cup.
To find the unit rate for calories cup we must represent the the situation with an equation
[tex]\frac{75\text{ calories}}{\frac{3}{4}\text{ cup}}=\frac{x\text{ calories}}{1\text{ cup}}[/tex]Then, to find the unit rate for calories we need to solve the equation for x
[tex]x\text{ calories}=\frac{75\text{ calories}\cdot1\text{ cup}}{\frac{3}{4}\text{ cup}}=100\text{ calories}[/tex]Now, to find how many calories there are in 2 cups we must multiply the unit rate for calories by 2
[tex]x\text{ calories=100 calories}\cdot2=200\text{ calories}[/tex]Finally, the answers are:
- The unit rate for calories is 100 calories/cup.
- In 2 cups there are 200 calories.
