The front of a box of chocolate cookies claims that they are "low-fat." If Gabriel eats one serving (two cookies),he will likely consume about
A) 0.5 grams or less of fat.
B) 3 grams or less of fat.
C) at least 25% less fat than he would have if he had eaten a serving of regular chocolate cookies.
D) at least 50% less fat than he would have if he had eaten a serving of regular chocolate cookies.

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"Low-fat" means that a serving of the cookies contains 3 grams of fat or less. Since Gabriel is eating two cookies, he would consume about 3 grams of fat or less. Choice A is too low since two cookies would likely have slightly more than 0.5 grams of fat. Choices C and D are not necessarily true since we do not know the exact fat content of the regular cookies for comparison.

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