Question

A 5 1/2 ounce strawberry smoothie has 28 1/2 protein of protein in it. Approximately how many grams of protein per ounce are in the smoothie? A. 0.2B. 5.2 C. 4.5

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} \text{Ounce = 5}\frac{1}{2}\text{ = 5.5} \\ \text{Protein = 28}\frac{1}{2}\text{ 28.5} \\ \\ \end{gathered}$

Method

Divide amount of protein by weight of ounce.

$\begin{gathered} \\ Grams\text{ of protein per ounce = }\frac{28.5}{5.5} \\ =\text{ 5.2} \end{gathered}$