Five students-Jaen, Chris, Juan, Jimmy, and Ray-move into a house together and discover they share the odd habit of drinking milk with ice every night before bed. They own several ice trays and make a pact to always refill the trays when they are emptied for the continual supply of ice. But they often do not have the time or energy to refill the trays, and after a few weeks, it becomes quite common for them to meet in the kitchen and discover that they have no ice. This would best be characterized as what type of dilemma?

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The situation described is a resource dilemma, specifically a commons dilemma, where a shared resource (ice) is depleted due to individuals acting in their own self-interest (not refilling the ice trays) rather than considering the collective need.

Five Students-Jaen, Chris, Juan, Jimmy, and Ray-Move into a House