Baby joe is a 5-month-old exclusively formula-fed infant who needs 600 kcal per day. about how many ounces of formula does joe need each day?

As for the feeding and nutrition a 4-5 month old infant formula-fed should consume a drinking formula milk of 8-10 oz per day, but as the above mentioned statement specify that formula-fed infant who needs approx 600 kcl per day, he should consume 32 ounces.

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podgorica podgorica · Answer 2 · 2019-06-07T03:42:58+02:00

Answer:

30 ounces of Formula must be fed each day to Joe.

Explanation:

Given the 5 month baby feed on formula

The baby needs 600 kcal per day

As we know -

Number of Kilo calories per ounce of Formula [tex]= 20\\[/tex]

The number of ounces of Formula required by Joe

[tex]=[/tex] Total Kcalories required by Joe in a day [tex]/\\[/tex]Amount of kilocalories in one ounce of Formula

Substituting the given values in above equation, we get -

Ounces of formula needed by joe each day

[tex]= \frac{600}{20} \\= 30[/tex]Kcal