Critical Reasoning

National regulations that limit the sale of meat to within five days of packing should be changed. under optimal conditions, meat kept at 40F will not spoil for 16 days. if the regulations were changed, prices for meat would drop due to increased shelf life and reduced waste, but the safety of the food supply would not be compromised.

which of the following, if true would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn above?

A. most consumers keep meat for up to a week before eating it.
B. Seven of 10 shopkeepers favor extending the limitation on meat to nine days.
C. Approximately 65% of the meat display cases nationally maintain temperatures between 47F and 54F
D.approximately half the meat stored for 25 days is still safe to consume
E. Meatpacking operations are more efficient when they can make fewer larger deliveries than when they must make more frequent, smaller deliveries.

IMO, the answer is [spoiler](C)[/spoiler] as it states a factual condition that does not satisfy the condition mentioned in the premise - meat kept at 40F will not spoil for 16 days. Since 65% of the display cases do not maintain that kind of temperature, it is not possible to extend the shelf-life.

Does this sound ok?

IMO C

aha ! an easy one........
ans:C
meat kept at 40F will not spoil for 16 days.......but if Approximately 65% of the meat display cases nationally maintain temperatures between 47F and 54Fi.e. above 40F...then the argument goes for a toss

gmatrix wrote:aha ! an easy one........
ans:C
meat kept at 40F will not spoil for 16 days.......but if Approximately 65% of the meat display cases nationally maintain temperatures between 47F and 54Fi.e. above 40F...then the argument goes for a toss

yeahhh its easy for you, i picked different choice
and OA is C....lol