Explanation
There are only a few ways you can make a product have a units digit of $$9$$. Either both numbers you’re multiplying have to be $$3$$, or one has to be $$1$$ and one has to be $$9$$. Since we’re dealing with consecutive integers, $$j$$ and $$n$$ can’t both end in $$3$$, so they’re going to have to end in $$1$$ and $$9$$.
It’s important to remember that although we only really care about the units digits in this problem, we’re dealing with numbers that might (or in fact, must) be $$2$$ or more digits. That’s why you can have $$k's$$ units digit be $$0$$.
Say $$j= 19$$, $$k= 20$$, and $$n= 21$$. Then $$jn = (19)(21) = 399$$ (units digit is $$9$$), and the units digit of $$k = 0$$.
Hence option A is correct.
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