Answer :
No, Oswaldo did not meet his goal. He needed at least 66 grams of whole grains for his 220 grams of carbohydrates, but he only ate 55 grams, 11 grams less than required.
Let's check if Oswaldo met his goal of getting at least 30% of his carbohydrates from whole grains.
Calculate the percentage of whole grains :
Given:
- Total carbohydrates = 220 grams
- Whole grains = 55 grams
The percentage of carbohydrates from whole grains is calculated by:
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{{\text{grams of whole grains}}}{{\text{total grams of carbohydrates}}} \right) \times 100. \][/tex]
Plugging in the values, we get:
[tex]\[ \left( \frac{{55}}{{220}} \right) \times 100 = 25\%. \][/tex]
Since the goal is at least 30%, but his actual percentage is only 25%, he did not meet his goal.
Calculate how much more whole grains he needed to meet his goal :
To get 30% of 220 grams, we need to calculate 30% of 220:
[tex]\[ 0.30 \times 220 = 66 \text{ grams}. \][/tex]
This means Oswaldo needed 66 grams of whole grains, but he only ate 55 grams.
The difference between what he needed and what he ate is:
[tex]\[ 66 - 55 = 11 \text{ grams}. \][/tex]
Thus, Oswaldo did not meet his goal, and he ate 11 grams less of whole grains than he needed to meet the goal.
The complete question is : Oswaldo has a goal of getting at least 30% of his grams of carbohydrates each day from whole grains. Today, he ate 220 grams of carbohydrates, and 55 grams were from whole grains. Did Oswaldo meet his goal? Why? Yes No Oswaldo ate grams of whole grains more less than his goal.
