Answer
(a) The Spicy Italian sandwich has 1390 mg more sodium than the Veggie Delite.
(b) The Spicy Italian sandwich has 200 mg more sodium than the recommended daily amount.
Work Step by Step
Convert 1.7 g to mg by moving the decimal 3 places to the right
= 1700 mg.
(a) Subtract to find the difference in sodium.
$1700mg-310mg=1390mg$
(b) $1700\gt1500$ so the Spicy Italian has more sodium than the recommended daily amount. Subtract to find the difference.
$1700mg-1500mg=200mg$
