Tom Takes 20 Minutes to Cook an Egg and 5

question 131

Multiple Choice

Tom takes 20 minutes to cook an egg and 5 minutes to make a sandwich. Jerry takes 15 minutes to cook an egg and 3 minutes to make a sandwich. If Tom and Jerry specialize and trade eggs and sandwiches with each other,

• A)Tom benefits but Jerry does not.
• B)Jerry benefits but Tom does not.
• C)neither Tom nor Jerry benefit.
• D)either Tom or Jerry benefit but we don't have enough information to know which one benefits.
• E)both of them benefit.

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Definitions:

Normal Intelligence

A psychological classification for cognitive ability that falls within the average range of standardized intelligence tests.

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

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