Scenario: Two Friends Have Agreed on a Unique Strategy to Decide

question 91

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Two friends have agreed on a unique strategy to decide who will complete his homework first and help the other. They have agreed to simultaneously display one of three different symbols using their hands-a rock, paper, or scissors. They have decided to follow simple rules to determine the winner of the game: rock breaks scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock. If both of them hold out the same symbol, the game is a tie.
-Refer to the scenario above.This is an example of ________.

• A) a zero-sum game
• B) a variable-sum game
• C) an extensive-form game
• D) the prisoners' dilemma

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