check my math

cindybpitts

I made a pot of Lentil Bean Soup. I added all the ingredients = 2014...13lbs in the pot so did I do this right?

13 lbs x 16oz= 208 oz in pot

208oz x 8oz (cup)= 26 cups in pot

2014 calories divided by 26 cups = 78 calories in 1cup??

I also divided 26 into the total protein & carbs..

Just want someone to tell me I did this right.

jackoninny

I made a pot of Lentil Bean Soup. I added all the ingredients = 2014...13lbs in the pot so did I do this right?

13 lbs x 16oz= 208 oz in pot

208oz x 8oz (cup)= 26 cups in pot

2014 calories divided by 26 cups = 78 calories in 1cup??

I also divided 26 into the total protein & carbs..

Just want someone to tell me I did this right.

you're converting oz (force) to liquid oz (volume) so the numbers are likely off.

Since you know the total calories, you can weigh a cup of the soup (if you have a food scale) and use that number to find out how many cups are in the pot, then divide the total calories by that number for total calories per cup.

For example:
You weigh a cup of soup (make sure you subtract the weight of the container it's in) and get X oz.

Number of cups in total = (13lb*16oz/lb) / Xoz/cup

2014/number of cups = calories per cup.

cindybpitts

I made a pot of Lentil Bean Soup. I added all the ingredients = 2014...13lbs in the pot so did I do this right?

13 lbs x 16oz= 208 oz in pot

208oz x 8oz (cup)= 26 cups in pot

2014 calories divided by 26 cups = 78 calories in 1cup??

I also divided 26 into the total protein & carbs..

Just want someone to tell me I did this right.

you're converting oz (force) to liquid oz (volume) so the numbers are likely off.

Since you know the total calories, you can weigh a cup of the soup (if you have a food scale) and use that number to find out how many cups are in the pot, then divide the total calories by that number for total calories per cup.

For example:
You weigh a cup of soup (make sure you subtract the weight of the container it's in) and get X oz.

Number of cups in total = (13lb*16oz/lb) / Xoz/cup

2014/number of cups = calories per cup.

Ok got it! Thanks! I knew I was not quite right.

jackoninny

HAHA, I just learned a fun fact. That you already knew probably.
A cup of water weighs about .5lbs or 8oz!


Since there is only 2014 cal in 13lbs, (and it's a soup) you can assume it is mostly water in the form of stock, or whatever.

A cup of water weighs just over .5lbs

So a decent estimate would be....

13/.5 = 26!

So you're new number will probably be close to your old number of 78cal per cup!



Which means your original number is actually a good estimat

cindybpitts

HAHA, I just learned a fun fact. That you already knew probably.
A cup of water weighs about .5lbs or 8oz!


Since there is only 2014 cal in 13lbs, (and it's a soup) you can assume it is mostly water in the form of stock, or whatever.

A cup of water weighs just over .5lbs

So a decent estimate would be....

13/.5 = 26!

So you're new number will probably be close to your old number of 78cal per cup!



Which means your original number is actually a good estimat

Yes I noticed it was close but Im assuming it would be not as close in a more dense soup. I always loved math but when you dont use it much, it gets confusing converting things...shew! My head hurts! ha ha