Graph exercise: after-school eats add to teenagers' weighty problems.

America's school lunches often present students with a tray full of calories, but school lunches are only part of the problem. All teenagers--and virtually all adults--know that meals consumed at school or at home are only part of the daffy diet. Another source of fat, calories, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, and sugars comes from the thousands of fast-food bistros scattered across the map like so many pebbles on a beach. This graph shows two things--the recommended daffy caloric intake for male and female teenagers--and the calories provided in each serving of popular food items from fast-food chains around the U.S. Use the data to answer the questions below.

  1. What kind of food could one reasonably expect to be the main ingredient in the fast-food item with about 370 calories per serving?

  2. About how many calories would a diner ingest if he or she had a Big Mac and a large Coke for an after-school snack?

    (a) 870

    (b) 950

    (c) 500

    (d) 620

  3. After the game, Pamela, a typical 17-year-old, goes out with friends and has a KFC original recipe chicken sandwich. About what percentage of her recommended daily calorie allowance does this sandwich contain?

    (a) 10%

    (b) 15%

    (c) 25%

    (d) 35%

  4. Two of the fast-food offerings shown provide a total of 450 calories. Which two?

  5. Football players Burt and Dale, both 18, split a six-slice Domino's pepperoni pizza. About how many calories did each consume?

    (a) 2,040

    (b) 1,300

    (c) 3,100

    (d) 4,000

  6. Cut one of the fast-food offerings shown in half and you'd have a serving contaning only about 125 calories. Which product is it?

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