Situation Jen Has Fair Skin,and Both Her Mother and Her Aunt

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Situation
Jen has fair skin,and both her mother and her aunt have been treated for skin cancer.This coming weekend,Jen and her friends are planning an all-day outdoor hike near a high-mountain lake;she expects there will be a mix of sun and shade on the trail and at the lakeshore beach.She is looking forward to the hike,but she wants to avoid getting a sunburn or any sun damage.
-The group is tentatively planning to have a noon lunch on the lakeshore beach.To protect her skin at lunchtime,Jen's best strategy would be to

• A)change the plan so that the group has lunch at a shaded picnic table and dinner on the beach.
• B)eat under a beach umbrella to protect herself from the sun's rays.
• C)not worry,since the high altitude of the lake means the sun's rays are less intense.
• D)go swimming for most of the lunch break because the water will protect her from UV rays.

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