Problem

A bottle of tomato juire contains \( 247.5 \mathrm{mg} \) of vitamin C and has 5.5 servings. A bottle of grapefruit juice contanis. \( 258 \mathrm{mg} \) of vitamin \( \mathrm{C} \) and has 3 servings. Mrs. Johnson wants to compare the amount of vitamin C in the juices.
(1) How many milligrams of vitamin C are in 1 serving of each type of juice? Complete the statement.
Tomato juice has 45 mg of vitamin C per serving.
Grapefruit juice has \( \quad 86 \) mg of vitamin C per serving.
How does the amount of vitamin \( \mathrm{C} \) in each type of juice compare? Complete the statement.
(1) One serving of ? juice has ? \( \mathrm{mg} \) more vitamin C per serving than one serving of ? juice.

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One serving of grapefruit juice has 41\mathrm{mg} more vitamin C per serving than one serving of tomato juice.

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Step 1 :\(\frac{247.5\mathrm{mg}}{5.5\mathrm{servings}}=45\frac{mg}{serving}\)

Step 2 :\(\frac{258\mathrm{mg}}{3\mathrm{servings}}=86\frac{mg}{serving}\)

Step 3 :One serving of grapefruit juice has 41\mathrm{mg} more vitamin C per serving than one serving of tomato juice.

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