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audie

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Define nutrient and nutrition.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Calculate the average check per customer if an operation has weekly sales of 9,300 and a weekly customer count of 258.
 
  a. 25.80
  b. 35.75
  c. 27.74
  d. 36.05



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Answer to Question 1

Nutrients are chemical compounds contained in the food we eat. Carbohydrates,
fiber, vitamins, and minerals are examples of nutrients. Nutrition is
the science of how the nutrients in food affect health. It includes the study of
how the human body ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, and metabolizes
food. Nutritionists also examine why people choose the foods they do.

Answer to Question 2

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