Part of this question was actually missing so it should make much more sense now. Sorry about that!
Please retry the question and let us know if you would still like an explanation as to why answer choice (D) is correct.
AdvaithOctober 27, 2015
Could you please explain this.
NazOctober 27, 2015
Let's break this down.
We are told that nondairy coffee lighteners contain 2 grams of saturated fat per table (which 7 times more than does whole milk) and it contains no cholesterol.
We are also told that despite this information, a tablespoon of a nondairy lightener will cause a consumer's blood cholesterol to rise to a higher level than an equal amount of whole milk, which contains 2 milligrams of cholesterol per tablespoon (remember nondairy lighteners contain NO cholesterol).
The manufacturer's claim that their nondairy lightener usually cause the typical consumer's blood cholesterol to rise to a lower level than does the use of whole milk as a lightener.
We must choose the answer choice that strengthens the manufacturer's claim.
Answer choice (D) gives us the info we need. If it is true that consumers usually add a smaller amount of nondairy lightener than whole milk, it makes sense that even though in equal quantities the nondairy lightener would increase the cholesterol of a consumer more, in an unequal quantity where the whole milk is used more, the whole milk will be the lightener that causes cholesterol to rise higher - remember whole milk has 2 milligrams of cholesterol per tbsp while nondairy lighteners have none.
Thus, answer choice (D) is the correct answer.
Hope that helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions.
nikorasuNovember 23, 2017
I'm lost from this... The text is saying that the lighteners have no cholesterol but turns right around and says that it raises cholesterol levels higher than that of whole milk... But if it has no cholesterol how could it raise cholesterol levels at all???
ShirnelMay 25, 2020
Wouldn't we be making an assumption with answer choice (D)?
If equal quarantined result in the non dairy coconut lightener producing "more cholesterol" than an equal amount of whole milk. How can we assume that less of the lightener will result in less cholesterol as compared to whole milk? The passage didn't say equal proportions produces equal amounts of cholesterol it stated that equal proportions produces more.
Please help me realize why this isn't an assumption.
