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a. The labels on U-Turn protein energy bars include the statement that these bars contain “125% less fat than the leading chocolate candy brands” (based on data from Consumer Reports magazine). What is wrong with that claim?

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Hello, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. A new brand of fruit juice advertises that it contains 150% less sugar than regular soda, based on nutritional data from a consumer study. What is incorrect about this claim? Is it answer choice A, a reduction of more than 100% is mathematically impossible? Answer choice B, it suggests that the juice has a negative sugar content, which is not realistic. Answer choice C, the claim lacks clarity because it does not specify the actual sugar content or answer choice D all of the above. So in order to solve this question, we have to determine what is incorrect about the claim that this new brand of fruit juice can contains 150% less sugar than regular soda, which we can identify that the claim of 150% less sugar would result in a negative value, as for example, let's say that the soda has 60 g of sugar and 150% of 60 is equal to 90 g. And since the fruit juice contains 15 50% less sugar than the soda, the amount of sugar in the fruit juice is equal to 60 g, which is the soda, minus 90 g, which is 150% of 60, giving us negative 30 g of sugar in the fruit juice. However, you cannot have less than 0 g of sugar, making this claim by the brand of fruit juice incorrect, as well. As it does not provide a value for the sugar in regular soda. So even though our example includes 60 g of sugar for the soda, the original advertisement does not provide a value for the amount of sugar in regular soda. And so looking at our answer choices, we can identify answer choice A is correct as a reduction of more than 100% is mathematically impossible. Answer choice B is Also correct, as this claim suggests that the juice has a negative sugar content, which we know is not realistic, and lastly, answer choice C is also correct, as the claim lacks clarity because it does not specify the actual sugar content of the soda, though this makes answer choice D all of the above, the most appropriate answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.

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a. The labels on U-Turn protein energy bars include the statement that these bars contain “125% less fat than the leading chocolate candy brands” (based on data from Consumer Reports magazine). What is wrong with that claim?

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Percentagesa. The labels on U-Turn protein energy bars include the statement that these bars contain “125% less fat than the leading chocolate candy brands” (based on data from Consumer Reports magazine). What is wrong with that claim?