A Mother Notices That When She Divides Brownies Equally Between

question 169

Multiple Choice

A mother notices that when she divides brownies equally between her two children and gives each child her share on a separate plate,the brownies last a long time.But when she gives her children a plate to share,the brownies are gone pretty quickly.The mother concludes from this that brownies given on a single plate are

• A) excludable but they might either be rival or nonrival.
• B) nonexcludable and nonrival.
• C) excludable and rival.
• D) excludable and nonrival.
• E) nonexcludable and rival.

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