Fiona and Alicia Divide Their Time Equally Between Ironing Shirts

question 70

Multiple Choice

Fiona and Alicia divide their time equally between ironing shirts and cooking meals.Fiona can iron 5 shirts and cook 2 meals in an hour.Alicia can iron 6 shirts and cook 1 meal in an hour.If they have to iron 15 shirts and cook 5 meals, who should specialize in which activity?

• A)Fiona should do all the work.
• B)Alicia should do all the work.
• C)Fiona should specialize in cooking meals and Alicia should specialize in ironing shirts.
• D)Alicia should specialize in cooking meals and Fiona should specialize in ironing shirts.

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