Mathematics

School Based Assessment (SBA)

Name of candidates: Danielle Hanson, Kaylyn Charles and Sherika Clayton

Subject: Mathematics

Name of Teacher: Ms. Walters

Territory: Jamaica

Candidates Registration Numbers: 1000781213

Centre Number: 10078

Year of Exam: 2018

Topic: An Investigation into whether or not drink companies give as

much as they say they are giving.

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 Table of Content

Page
Title of Project , 5

Aims of Project……………………………………. 6

Functions of Department…………………………. 7

Corresponds……………………………………… 8

Methodology……………………………………. 9

Questions for interview……………………….. 10

Questionnaire………………………………… 11

Schedule of Activates……………………….. 12

Regulation and Policies……………………. 13

Finding and Limitation…………………. 14

Impact of office Equipment Used………. 15

Bibliography…………………………….. 16

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 Introduction

The concern as to whether or not consumers are actually receiving the amount of liquid that is

stated on the labels has been an ongoing issue for many years now. Some consumers believe

that they are receiving the correct amount and that these companies are operating ethically

while others oppose and are of the opinion that it is not easy or convenient to know the exact

amount of content in the container and drink companies may be misleading consumers by

placing false measurements on the labels. However as a result of these claims a research will

be carried out to find out the truth. The focus will be on the drink industry. Products from

different companies will be collected and tested to find out whether or not drink companies

are giving as much as they say they are.

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 Methodology

In order to carry out the research on the selected topic three (3) different types drinks will be

purchased that were made by different companies. The stated measurement will be noted, the

drink will then be measured using measuring cups and the discovered measurement will then

be noted and recorded, also we will visit Peak Bottling Company Ltd. and conduct an

interview with two employees. The questions answered by the employees of the company

will then be analysed and the results stated in the analysis of data and later be discussed in the

discussion of findings.

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 Presentation of Data

NAME OF STATED DISCOVERED COMMENT

MEASUREMENT MEASUREMENT
DRINKS
I-COOL 500 ml 500 ml Measurement was
the same.
I-COOL #2 500 ml 502 ml Measurement was
slightly higher.
I-COOL#3 500 ml 490 ml Measurement was
slightly lower.
I-COOL#4 500 ml 500 ml Measurement was
the same.
BUSTA#1 590 ml 590 ml Measurement was
the same.
BUSTA#2 590 ml 600 ml Measurement was
slightly higher.
BUSTA#3 590 ml 580 ml Measurement was
slightly lower.

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 CHUBBY#1 250 ml 290 ml Measurement was
higher.
CHUBBY#2 250 ml 290 ml Measurement was
higher.
CHUBBY#3 250 ml 289 ml Measurement was
higher.
CHUBBY#4 250 ml 290 ml Measurement was
higher.

Results from Interview

The investigation into whether or not drink companies are giving as much as they say carried
out by the researchers was a successful one. On January 20, 2017 the researchers visited Peak
Bottling Company Ltd. To conduct an interview with two employees that would enable the
researchers to obtain the necessary information on our topic “An investigation into whether

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or not drink companies are giving as much as they say”. The researchers in analyzing the
collected data from the interview discovered that the equipment used to bottle their drinks is
an Automatic Fruit Juice Filling Packing Machine. This machine is mainly used for filling
non-carbonated beverage, including fruit juice, mineral water, and pure water and can also be
used for hot filling. The filling machine is set at an exact measurement of liquid that is
supposed to be in each bottle. The researchers discovered that there are personnel set to
monitor the process and check that the finished products are not faulty. The researchers,
however found that there are instances where the machines glitch and most times, in those
instances, there will be more liquid inside the bottles than less than what is stated on the
label, even though sometimes they will end up will a lesser amount than what is stated. The
researchers found that the company always tries to produce goods that are of high quality;
without faults.

Analysis of Data

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 Discussion
Contrary to popular beliefs that drink companies use misleading measurements on their

labels, this experiment has shown that drink companies either give more than they say or just

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a little less. Most times there is more liquid in the container than is stated on the labels. Only

a few times the measurements is less and when this is so it is only by 10 ml.

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