A​ low-calorie bread has 88 calories in a 2​-slice serving. This is 15​% fewer than the number of calories in a serving of regular bread. How many calories are in the same size serving of regular​ bread?

1 Answer
Jan 18, 2018

#101.2# calories

Explanation:

The low-calorie bread had #88# calories, which is #15%# less than in regular bread. So let's see what #15%# of #88# is

#0.15 xx 88# is #13.2#

So there is a difference of #13.2# calories in the regular bread compared to the low-calorie one. So how many calories are in the regular bread?

#88+13.2# is #101.2# calories