Through Some Tasty Culinary Investigation,Chef Willie Has Found the Difference

question 12

Multiple Choice

Through some tasty culinary investigation,Chef Willie has found the difference threshold for the sweetness of sugar in a cake.For a cake with 100 mg of sugar,the difference threshold is 5 mg.Based on this information,how much sugar would need to be added to a cake already con- taining 250 mg of sugar in order to make it taste just noticeably sweeter.(Assume Weber's law applies. )

• A)5 mg
• B)10 mg
• C)12.5 mg

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