A hungry engineering student reaches for his favorite granola bar while working on a statics assignment. If the granola bar contains 240 "calories" (1 food calorie = 1kcal), how much energy (in joules)will the student receive from the bar?

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1 food calorie (kcal) is equivalent to 4,184 joules. Therefore, 240 kcal is equal to 240 x 4,184 = 1,003,200 joules, which is approximately 1.0 × 10^6 J.

A Hungry Engineering Student Reaches for His Favorite Granola Bar