Translate to an equation and solve. The nutrition label on a...

Translate to an equation and solve.
The nutrition label on a jar of peanut butter shows that a serving has 3 grams of saturated fat and that this represents $16 \%$ of the recommended daily value. Based on the label, how many grams of saturated fat are recommended?

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