Joe and Rita Each Have Some Cookies and Milk

question 41

Multiple Choice

Joe and Rita each have some cookies and milk.Joe is willing to trade 2 cookies for an additional ounce of milk.Rita is willing to trade 4 cookies for an additional ounce of milk.If trading is possible,which of the following is most likely to occur?

• A) Joe will give some milk to Rita in exchange for cookies.
• B) Rita will give some milk to Joe in exchange for cookies.
• C) No trade will take place since they both prefer to have more milk and fewer cookies.
• D) There is not enough information to make any predictions.

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