Jan is trying to increase her water intake to meet recommended guidelines. She currently consumes 2 (24 oz. each) bottles of water per day, and 2 cups (8 oz. each) of low-fat milk. Assuming that she will obtain 15% of her fluid needs from foods, how many cups of water does she still need to drink?

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To calculate the amount of water Jan needs to drink, we need to first convert the 24 oz. bottles into cups. 
2 bottles x 24 oz. per bottle = 48 oz.
48 oz. ÷ 8 oz. per cup = 6 cups

Jan currently consumes 6 cups of water per day. To meet the recommended daily intake, we need to add on the 15% needed from food.

15% of recommended daily water intake = 0.15 x 64 oz. = 9.6 oz.

Convert 9.6 oz. into cups: 
9.6 oz. ÷ 8 oz. per cup = 1.2 cups

Therefore, Jan still needs to drink an additional 1-2 cups of water per day to meet the recommended daily intake. The best choice is B, meaning that Jan still needs to drink 2 cups.

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