Exemplar exercise problems XIV — task. Mathematics CBSE, Class 8.

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The food labels given below give information about

$2$ types of soup: cream of tomato and sweet corn. Use these labels to answer the given questions. (All the servings are based on a

$2000$ calorie diet.)

Sweet Corn Nutrition facts Serving Size $1$ cup ( $240 \ ml$ ) About $2$ serving per Container		Cream of Tomato Nutrition Facts Serving Size $1$ cup ( $240 \ ml$ ) About $2$ serving per Container
Amount Per Serving		Amount Per Serving
Calories $90$	Calories from fat $9$	Calories $100$	Calories from fat $20$
	$\%$ Daily value $^*$		$\%$ Daily value $^*$
Total Fat $2 \ g$	$2 \%$	Total Fat $2 \ g$	$3 \%$
Saturated Fat- $0 \ g$	$0 \%$	Saturated Fat- $1.5 \ g$	$6 \%$
Cholesterol $0 \ mg$	$0 \%$	Cholesterol $10 \ mg$	$3 \%$
Sodium $540 \ mg$	$22 \%$	Sodium $690 \ mg$	$29 \%$
Total Carbohydrate $17 \ g$	$6 \%$	Total Carbohydrate $17 \ g$	$6 \%$
Dietary Fibre $3 \ g$	$14 \%$	Dietary Fibre $4 \ g$	$18 \%$
Sugar $5 \ g$		Sugar $11 \ g$
Protein $3g$		Protein $2g$
Vitamin A $30 \%$	Vitamin C $10 \%$	Vitamin A $20 \%$	Vitamin C $20 \%$
Calcium $2 \%$	Iron $6 \%$	Calcium $0 \%$	Iron $8 \%$
$*$ Per cent Daily Values are based on a $2000$ calorie diet.		$*$ Per cent Daily Values are based on a $2000$ calorie diet.

(a) Which can be measured more accurately : the total amount of fat in cream of tomato soup or the total amount of fat in sweet corn soup? Explain.

(b) One serving of cream of tomato soup contains

$29 \%$ of the recommended daily value of sodium for a

$2000$ calorie diet. What is the recommended daily value of sodium in milligrams? Express the answer upto

$2$ decimal places.

$mg$

(c) Calculate ratio of calories from fat in sweet corn soup to the calories from fat in cream of tomato soup.

$i : i$

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