Homogenized whole milk contains 4% butterfat by volume. how many milliliters of fat are there in a glass (250 ml) of milk?

Respuesta :

Volume of one glass of milk = 250 mL

Percent by volume of butterfat in homogenized milk = 4%

This means 4mL butterfat is present per 100mL milk

Volume of fat present in 250 mL of homogenized milk:

[tex]250mL milk*\frac{4mL butterfat}{100mL milk}= 10mL butterfat[/tex]

Therefore, 250mL homogenized milk which is 4 % butterfat contains 10mL butterfat.

If the density of butterfat is 0.8g/mL, the mass of butterfat present in 250mL milk will be:

[tex]10mL butterfat*\frac{0.8g butterfat}{1mL butterfat} =8g butterfat[/tex]