Fred and Barney Fill Egg Cartons with Eggs

question 167

Multiple Choice

Fred and Barney fill egg cartons with eggs.Fred just started the job and can only fill 20 cartons per hour.Barney has significant on-the-job experience that allows him to fill 40 cartons per hour.Both Fred and Barney work 40 hours per week.Fred's average weekly productivity is _________ cartons;Barney's average weekly productivity is ________ cartons;and,as a team,their average weekly productivity is _________ cartons.

• A) 20;40;60
• B) 20;40;30
• C) 20;40;4,800
• D) 800;1,600;1,200
• E) 800;1,600;2,550

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