Question

The U.S. RDA for riboflavin for a boy is 1.7 mg. If a glass of milkcontains .41 mg, approximately how many glasses would a boy have todrink to satisfy his requirement?a. 4b. 0.25c. 0.4d. 1

Answer 1

To calculate the amount of glass of milk:

Let the amount of RDA for riboflavin = 1.7mg

If a glass of milk contains 0.41 mg, then out of 1.7mg

The number of glasses a boy will drinkcto satisfaction is

$\begin{gathered} 0.41x=1.7 \\ x=\frac{1.7}{0.41} \\ x=4.15 \\ x\approx4 \end{gathered}$

Hence the correct answer is Option A