A diet provides a total of 2200 kcalories per day, of which 40 percent of the energy is from fat and 20 percent from protein. How many grams of carbohydrate are contained in the diet?

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The correct answer is A.The diet provides a total of 2200 kcalories per day, of which 40 percent of the energy is from fat and 20 percent from protein. This means that 60 percent of the energy is from carbohydrate. Therefore, the diet contains 2200 kcalories * 0.60 = 1320 kcalories from carbohydrate. Since 1 gram of carbohydrate provides 4 kcalories, the diet contains 1320 kcalories / 4 kcalories/gram = 330 grams of carbohydrate.

A Diet Provides a Total of 2200 Kcalories Per Day