Table 2-12 Table 2-12 Shows the Number of Labor Hours

question 154

Multiple Choice

Table 2-12
Table 2-12 shows the number of labor hours required to produce a canoe and a sailboat in Guatemala and Honduras.
-Refer to Table 2-12. Guatemala has a comparative advantage in the production of

• A) canoes.
• B) sailboats.
• C) both products.
• D) neither product.

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Definitions:

Elimination

A method in algebra for solving systems of equations, removing one variable at a time to find their values.

Linear Equations

Equations between two variables that produce a straight line when graphed.

Consistent

In the context of systems of equations, it refers to a system that has at least one set of solutions.

Inconsistent

Describes a system of equations that has no solution because the equations represent parallel lines which never meet.