Tom and Jerry Have Two Tasks to Do All Day

question 101

Multiple Choice

Tom and Jerry have two tasks to do all day: set traps and build bombs.If Tom spends all day setting traps,he will have set 16 traps.If he instead devotes his day to building bombs,Tom will build 4 bombs.If Jerry spends his day setting traps,he will set 14 traps;if he spends the day building bombs,he will build 7 bombs.If Jerry decides to specialize in building bombs,what are the limits to his terms of trade?

• A)Jerry will accept no less than 7 traps for each bomb.
• B)Jerry will accept no less than 2 traps for each bomb.
• C)Jerry will accept no less than 7 bombs for each trap.
• D)Jerry will accept no less than 2 bombs for each trap.

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