A cheeseburger from a fast food restaurant contains 19 g of fat, 20. g of carbohydrate, and 28 g of protein. How many kcal of energy does the cheeseburger contain? (The caloric values for foods are 9.0 kcal/g for fat, 4.0 kcal/g
For carbohydrate, and 4.0 kcal/g for protein.)Round off the answer for each food type to the tens place.
A)17 kcal
B)280 kcal
C)630 kcal
D)70. kcal
E)360 kcal

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Fat: 19 g x 9.0 kcal/g = 171 kcal (rounded to 170 kcal)
Carbohydrate: 20 g x 4.0 kcal/g = 80 kcal
Protein: 28 g x 4.0 kcal/g = 112 kcal
Total: 170 kcal + 80 kcal + 112 kcal = 362 kcal (rounded to 360 kcal)

Therefore, the correct answer is E as it is the closest to the calculated total of 360 kcal.

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