Suppose that Tip can write 3 pages of term papers or solve 12 workbook problems in an hour, while Spot can write 4 pages of term papers or solve 12 workbook problems in an hour.If they each decide to work a total of 7 hours and to share their output, then if they produce as many pages of term paper as possible given that they produce 18 workbook problems,

A) Spot will write term papers only and Tip will do workbook problems only.
B) Tip will spend all of his time writing term papers and Spot will spend some time at each task.
C) Spot will spend all of his time writing term papers and Tip will spend some time at each task.
D) both students will spend some time at each task.
E) Tip will write term papers only and Spot will do workbook problems only.

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Maksym Shevchenko · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Given that they need to produce 18 workbook problems in total and considering their productivity, it's most efficient for Spot to focus on writing term papers because he can write more pages per hour than Tip. Tip, on the other hand, will need to allocate some of his time to solving workbook problems to meet the requirement of 18 problems, and then he can spend the remaining time writing term papers. This division of labor maximizes the total number of term paper pages produced.

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