{"id":193972,"date":"2025-02-22T06:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T06:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=193972"},"modified":"2025-02-22T06:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T06:18:06","slug":"a-bag-of-hersheys-kisses-contains-the-following-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/22\/a-bag-of-hersheys-kisses-contains-the-following-information\/","title":{"rendered":"A bag of Hershey\u2019s Kisses contains the following information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A bag of Hershey\u2019s Kisses contains the following information: Serving size: 9 pieces = 41 grams Calories per serving: 230 Total fat per serving: 13 g (a) The bag contains 2.0 lbs of Hershey\u2019s Kisses. How many Kisses are in the bag? (b) The density of a Hershey\u2019s Kiss is 1.4 g\/mL. What is the volume of a single Hershey\u2019s Kiss? (c) How many Calories are in one Hershey\u2019s Kiss? (d) Each gram of fat yields 9 Calories when metabolized. What percent of the Calories in Hershey\u2019s Kisses are derived from fat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Hershey\u2019s Kisses in the bag:<\/strong> Approximately <strong>199<\/strong> pieces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Volume of a single Hershey\u2019s Kiss:<\/strong> <strong>3.25 mL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Calories in one Hershey\u2019s Kiss:<\/strong> <strong>25.56 Calories<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Percentage of Calories from fat:<\/strong> <strong>50.87%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hershey\u2019s Kisses nutritional information helps us determine several characteristics about the candies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(a) Finding the number of Kisses in the bag<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A serving of 9 Kisses weighs 41 grams, so each Kiss weighs:<br>[<br>\\frac{41}{9} = 4.56 \\text{ grams}<br>]<br>The bag weighs <strong>2.0 lbs<\/strong>, which is converted to grams:<br>[<br>2.0 \\times 453.592 = 907.18 \\text{ grams}<br>]<br>To find the total number of Kisses:<br>[<br>\\frac{907.18}{4.56} \\approx 199 \\text{ Kisses}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(b) Finding the volume of a single Hershey\u2019s Kiss<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the density <strong>1.4 g\/mL<\/strong>, we use the density formula:<br>[<br>\\text{Volume} = \\frac{\\text{Mass}}{\\text{Density}}<br>]<br>[<br>\\frac{4.56}{1.4} = 3.25 \\text{ mL per Kiss}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(c) Calories in one Hershey\u2019s Kiss<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A serving of <strong>9 Kisses<\/strong> contains <strong>230 Calories<\/strong>, so:<br>[<br>\\frac{230}{9} = 25.56 \\text{ Calories per Kiss}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(d) Percent of Calories from fat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each serving has <strong>13 g of fat<\/strong>, and each gram of fat provides <strong>9 Calories<\/strong>:<br>[<br>13 \\times 9 = 117 \\text{ Calories from fat}<br>]<br>Percentage of total Calories:<br>[<br>\\left(\\frac{117}{230}\\right) \\times 100 = 50.87\\%<br>]<br>So, <strong>50.87%<\/strong> of the Calories come from fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I&#8217;ll generate an image illustrating this breakdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the generated illustration showcasing Hershey\u2019s Kisses with nutritional details. Let me know if you need any modifications or additional explanations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1183.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193973\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bag of Hershey\u2019s Kisses contains the following information: Serving size: 9 pieces = 41 grams Calories per serving: 230 Total fat per serving: 13 g (a) The bag contains 2.0 lbs of Hershey\u2019s Kisses. How many Kisses are in the bag? (b) The density of a Hershey\u2019s Kiss is 1.4 g\/mL. 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