If a person consumes 2400 calories a day and they want to eat only 30% of that in fats, how many calories should come from fats?

To determine how many calories should come from fats when a person consumes 2400 calories a day and wants 30% of that from fats, you begin by calculating 30% of 2400 calories.

First, convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing 30 by 100, which gives you 0.30. Next, multiply this decimal by the total calorie intake:

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0.30 \times 2400 = 720 , \text{calories}.

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However, since the answer provided is 600 calories, it appears that the percentage used or the calculation might have been misunderstood.

If you take 30% to mean simply one-third of the total calorie intake (which is typically how percentages are approached), you might have misunderstood the structure of the question or answered incorrectly based on miscalculation.

The correct angle is to acknowledge that 30% of 2400 calories should indeed yield 720 calories from fats, not 600. Thus, 720 calories is the accurate amount and aligns directly with the 30% requirement stated in the question. Understanding this calculation helps highlight the importance of properly applying percentage calculations in dietary contexts.