If the Nutrition Facts panel on a food label indicates that a food has 24 g of total carbohydrates, 2 g of fiber and 12 g of sugar, what is the total amount of carbohydrates in this food?
a) This food contains 2 g of fiber, 12 g of sugars, and 10 g of other unnamed carbohydrates, for a total of 24 g.
b) The total amount of carbohydrates is 12 g: the 24 g of carbohydrates minus the 12 g of sugar.
c) The total amount of carbohydrates is 36 g: the 24 g of carbohydrates plus the 12 g of sugar.
d) The true total amount of carbohydrates is 38 g: the 24 g of carbohydrates plus the 2 g of fiber plus 12 g of sugar.

Since both fiber and sugar are types of carbohydrates and it is given that a portion of food has 24 gm of total carbohydrate and within which 2 gm of fiber and 12 gm of sugar.

Therefore, this food contains 2 g of fiber, 12 g of sugars, and 10 g of other unnamed carbohydrates, for a total of 24 g.

Hence, option (a) is correct. (Answer)

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