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Saturday sales at two coffee shops: Shop X: 300 cups of coffee, 40 pastries Shop Y: 180 cups of coffee, 60 pastries

A reviewer claims that Shop Y sells more pastries per cup of coffee than Shop X does. Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to support the claim?

  1. A. Shop Y sells 60 pastries with 180 cups — one for every 3 cups — while Shop X sells 40 with 300 cups, one for every 7.5 cups.Correct
  2. B. Shop X sells more cups of coffee than Shop Y.
  3. C. Shop Y sells 60 pastries.
  4. D. Both shops sell more cups of coffee than pastries.

Answer: A. Shop Y sells 60 pastries with 180 cups — one for every 3 cups — while Shop X sells 40 with 300 cups, one for every 7.5 cups.

The claim is about pastries PER CUP; choice A computes that ratio for both shops.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Shop X sells more cups of coffee than Shop Y.
Cup totals alone don't give pastries per cup.
C. Shop Y sells 60 pastries.
A count without the coffee figure it must be compared with.
D. Both shops sell more cups of coffee than pastries.
True, but it doesn't compare the two shops' ratios.

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