A recipe for zucchini muffins states that it yields 12 muffins, with 250 calories per muffin. You instead decide to make mini-muffins, and the recipe yields 20 muffins. If you eat 4, how many calories will you consume? (note: There are several possible solution pathways to answer this question.)

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Brittany Benitez

10 September, 16:56

A recipe for zucchini muffins states that it yields 12 muffins, with 250 calories per muffin. You instead decide to make mini-muffins, and the recipe yields 20 muffins. If you eat 4, how many calories will you consume? (note: There are several possible solution pathways to answer this question.)

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Heath Alexander · Answer 1

600

Step-by-step explanation:

first you need to find the calories for the entire batter:

12 muffins x 250 cal = 3000 cal

then you divide the total calories by 20:

3000/20 = 150

then multiply 150 by 4:

150 x 4 = 600