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Career Certification Skills—Finding Information
You have taken a summer job as an assistant to a dietician in a doctor’s office. A patient is
concerned about cold season and wants know how to obtain the greatest amounts of vitamin C
and fiber from fruit.
Using this chart, answer the following questions for your patient.
Fruit Calories
Vitamin C Vitamin A
Dietary
Fiber Iron
(% daily values)
Apple, 1 medium 80 8 2 5 2
Pineapple, 2 slices 60 25 0 1 2
Kiwi, 2 medium 100 240 2 4 4
Orange, 1 medium 70 130 2 7 2
Watermelon, 2 cups diced 80 25 20 2 4
US Food and Drug Administration
1. Which fruit would you recommend as the highest source of vitamin C and highest amount
of fiber?
2. Which fruit is the best source of iron, fiber, and vitamin C?
3. Compare and contrast the calories and vitamin C content of the pineapple and the watermelon.
Career Certification Skills—Applying Math Skills
Imagine that over the past several days, you applied for many jobs each day, as shown in the
following chart.
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Jobs for which you applied
What is the average number of jobs you applied for each day? Select the correct answer.
Show your calculations.
A. 7.8
B. 4.9
C. 5.0
D. 6.2