Question

Colton is eating a bran muffin, and the Nutrition Facts for one muffin are 55 grams of total carbohydrate, 5 grams of dietary fiber, and 9 grams of sugars. There are _____ grams of digestible carbohydrates in the muffin.

Answer 1

There are 50 grams of digestible carbohydrates in the muffin

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the following as;

The total Carbohydrate is = 55 grams

Sugar = 9 grams

While our dietary fiber is = 5 grams

Total digestible carbohydrate = ?

Our total carbohydrate is gotten with this formula

Total Carbohydrate = Total Digestible Carbohydrate + Total Indigestible Carbohydrate

Substituting their values into the formula we have;

55 grams = Total Digestible Carbohydrate + 5 grams

Making total digestible the subject of formula, we have

= 55 grams - 5 grams

= 50 grams as the total digestible carbohydrate

Answer 2

The Total Digestible Carbohydrate present in Muffin is 50 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Total Carbohydrate = 55 grams

Dietary fiber = 5 grams

Sugar = 9 grams

Digestible carbohydrate consists of simple carbohydrates (sugars), and complex carbohydrates (starch), etc.

While dietary fiber is an indigestible carbohydrate.

Total Carbohydrate = Total Digestible Carbohydrate + Total Indigestible Carbohydrate

Substitute values in the above equation

55 grams = Total Digestible Carbohydrate + 5 grams

Collect Like Terms

Total Digestible Carbohydrate = 55 grams - 5 grams

Total Digestible Carbohydrate = 50 grams

Hence, The Total Digestible Carbohydrate present in Muffin is 50 grams