Tom and Jerry Have Two Tasks to Do All Day

question 78

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.At the end of the day,Jerry could have produced:

• A)14 traps and 7 bombs.
• B)12 traps and 6 bombs.
• C)10 traps and 5 bombs.
• D)6 traps and 4 bombs.

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Definitions:

Dominant Gene

A gene that suppresses the expression of another gene when they are both present.

Sex-Linked Diseases

Genetic disorders that are determined by the sex chromosomes and are usually passed down from parent to child, often affecting one sex more frequently than the other.

X Chromosome

One of the two sex chromosomes, with females typically having two X chromosomes and males having one X and one Y chromosome.

Female Carriers

Women who carry one copy of a mutated gene for a recessive genetic condition, potentially passing the condition to their offspring without showing symptoms themselves.