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4. An 8-ounce serving of apples contains $8 \%$ of your daily vitamin C. How many ounces of appl would you need to get $100 \%$ of your daily vitamin C?

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Final Answer: You would need \(\boxed{100}\) ounces of apples to get 100% of your daily vitamin C.

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Step 1 :The question is asking for the amount of apples needed to get 100% of daily vitamin C. Given that 8 ounces of apples contains 8% of daily vitamin C, we can set up a proportion to solve for the unknown.

Step 2 :Let's denote the unknown amount of apples needed as x. The proportion can be set up as follows: \(\frac{8 \text{ ounces}}{8\%} = \frac{x \text{ ounces}}{100\%}\)

Step 3 :We can solve this proportion for x to find the amount of apples needed.

Step 4 :Final Answer: You would need \(\boxed{100}\) ounces of apples to get 100% of your daily vitamin C.

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