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Table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100 g of salt. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that adults consume less than 2.40 g of sodium per day. A particular snack mix contains 1.14 g of salt per 100 g of the mix. What mass of the snack mix can you consume and still be within the FDA limit?

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          Table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100 g of salt. The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that adults
consume less than 2.40 g of sodium per day. A particular snack mix
contains 1.14 g of salt per 100 g of the mix. What mass of the
snack mix can you consume and still be within the FDA limit?

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Given that table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100 g of salt, we can calculate the sodium content per gram of salt as follows: \[ \text{Sodium per gram of salt} = \frac{39.33 \, \text{g}}{100 \, \text{g}} = 0.3933 \, \text{g/g} \] Show more…

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Table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100 g of salt. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that adults consume less than 2.40 g of sodium per day. A particular snack mix contains 1.14 g of salt per 100 g of the mix. What mass of the snack mix can you consume and still be within the FDA limit?