One serving of wheat square cereal has 7 grams of fiber, which is 28% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of fiber? Give your answer in grams.

Question

One serving of wheat square cereal has 7 grams of fiber, which is 28% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of fiber? Give your answer in grams.

Answer 1

Hi Jessica,

Let's use the variable x to represent the total recommended fiber.

You can write 28% in decimal form as: 0.28

Then we can write and solve the following equation to show 28% of the total amount is equal to 7 grams:

0.28 • x = 7

Divide both sides of the equation by 0.28 to find the total recommended amount:

0.28 • x /0.28 = 7 / 0.28

x = 25 grams

The total recommended daily amount of fiber would be 25 grams.