I need some help with Nutrition formulas?

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I'm taking a college course in nutrition and my assignment is about analyzing a food label. There are questions like total fat/carbs/protein (grams) per serving and total energy (calories) from fat/carbs/protein per serving and percent of energy from each of those. I'm supposed to show math but I am unfamiliar with the equations that are used as I have yet to purchase the book due to financial issues. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone can help. thanks.
 
One gram of carbohydrates = 4 calories
One gram of protein = 4 calories
One gram of fat = 9 calories

To find the percent energy, you would divide the portion by the total and move the decimal 2 places.
For example:
What is the percent energy from fat for a cookie with 5g of fat and 200 calories?
5g of fat= 45 kcal
45/200 = 22.5%
 
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