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100g sugar = 1619KJ of energy (according to Wikipedia)

--> 1g sugar = 16.19KJ

[1ATP]/[50KJ] * [16.19KJ]/[1 g sugar] = .3238[ATP]/[g sugar]

-->3.08[g sugar]/[ATP]

3.08[g sugar]/[ATP] * 38ATP = 117g sugar for 38 ATP

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