Tom and Jerry Have Two Tasks to Do All Day

question 67

Multiple Choice

Tom and Jerry have two tasks to do all day: make dishes and build fences.If Tom spends all day making dishes,he will have make 16 dishes.If he instead devotes his day to building fences,Tom will build 4 fences.If Jerry spends his day making dishes,he will make 14 dishes; if he spends the day building fences,he will build 7 fences.At the end of the day,Jerry could have produced:

• A) 14 dishes and 7 fences.
• B) 12 dishes and 6 fences.
• C) 10 dishes and 5 fences.
• D) 6 dishes and 4 fences.

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Definitions:

Private Property

Land or belongings owned by individuals or corporations, distinct from property owned by the government or community.

Market System

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Distribution Of Goods

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