High School

A food label indicates that 8 oz of juice is one serving and it contains 33% of the Daily Value for vitamin C. The Daily Value for vitamin C is 60 mg. Jean drank 1.5 cups of the juice. How many milligrams of vitamin C did Jean drink?

A. 19.8 mg
B. 29.7 mg
C. 90 mg
D. 97.4 mg

Answer :

Final answer:

The amount of Vitamin C that Jean consumed by drinking 1.5 cups (12 oz) of the juice is 29.7 milligrams.

So, the correct answer is B.

Explanation:

Firstly, we need to understand that 1 cup is equal to 8 oz, therefore, 1.5 cups is equals to 12 oz. The label says that 8 oz contains 33% of the daily value of vitamin C, which equals to 19.8 mg (60 mg * 33% = 19.8 mg). As Jean's intake is more (12 oz), we need to find out the proportion of Vitamin C in that.

We calculate the ratio of 12 oz to 8 oz, which is 1.5 (12 oz / 8 oz = 1.5).

Multiply this ratio by the quantity of vitamin C in 8 oz (which is 19.8 mg).

So, 1.5 * 19.8 mg = 29.7 mg.

Therefore, the amount of vitamin C Jean consumed was 29.7 milligrams.

So, the correct answer is B.

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