If Sue, age 22 and not pregnant, attempted to meet her RDA for iron by eating 3-ounce hamburgers, how many would she have to eat each day?
A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8

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The RDA for iron for a 22-year-old woman is 18 mg per day. A 3-ounce hamburger typically contains about 3 mg of iron. Therefore, to meet her RDA, Sue would need to consume 6 hamburgers (18 mg / 3 mg per hamburger = 6 hamburgers).

If Sue, Age 22 and Not Pregnant, Attempted to Meet