Review the information in the chart with reasons for and against adding juice boxes to the high school lunch menu. a 2-column table with 3 rows. the 1st column is labeled in favor of adding juice boxes with entries juice boxes are an alternative for students with dairy allergies, juice boxes are an easy way to increase fruit offerings on the menu, and juice boxes are made from recyclable materials. the 2nd column is labeled against adding juice boxes with entries the serving size of a juice box is insufficient for high school students, the cafeteria already offers three fruit options as side dishes, and blank. which statement completes the chart? fifty percent of students buy school lunch at least once a week. with the attached straw, juice boxes avoid the mess of open drink containers. juice boxes are small, so students can finish their drinks prior to class. juice boxes contain too much sugar to be considered a nutritious fruit choice.

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.