IMC 2010 Q4
4. A radio advertisement claimed that using a particular brand of artificial sweetener every day would ‘save 7 000 calories in a year’. Approximately how many calories is this per day?
- A 20
- B 40
- C 70
- D 100
- E 140
Intermediate Mathematical Challenge 2010, Question 4. © UK Mathematics Trust. Original paper on ukmt.org.uk
Answer: A 20
The number of calories saved per day is \(\dfrac{7000}{365} \approx \dfrac{7000}{350} = 20\).
Solution © UK Mathematics Trust, from the IMC 2010 solutions.