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Is Jackson's claim about the best deal on orange juice correct?

Which statement about Jackson’s claim is true?

A. Jackson is correct in his assessment

B. Jackson is incorrect and needs to reevaluate

C. Jackson's claim cannot be determined

Answer:

The answer is Jackson is incorrect because he should compare the values in equal place values to compare all the decimals, not just those of the same length. For example, 0.0561 < 0.05625 < 0.0564.

Jackson created a table to compare the cost per ounce of different packages of orange juice. The table included the cost and cost per ounce of each package to help him make an informed decision on which package was the best deal.

After analyzing the data, Jackson claimed that the best deal to the worst deal based on cost per ounce was 10 oz bottle, 89 oz bottle, 59 oz bottle, case of 24 10 oz bottles, and 64 oz carton. However, this claim was incorrect.

To determine the best deal accurately, Jackson should compare the values in equal place values to compare all the decimals. In this case, comparing 0.0561 < 0.05625 < 0.0564 would show the correct order from best to worst deal for the orange juice packages.

Therefore, Jackson's claim regarding the best deal on orange juice was incorrect and needs to be reassessed based on the accurate comparison of cost per ounce values.