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.If Tom divides his time evenly between activities and acts efficiently,he will produce:
A) 16 dishes and 4 fences.
B) 12 dishes and 3 fences.
C) 8 dishes and 2 fences.
D) 4 dishes and 3 fences.

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If Tom divides his time evenly, he will spend half the day on each task. Therefore, he will make half of 16 dishes, which is 8 dishes, and half of 4 fences, which is 2 fences.

Tom and Jerry Have Two Tasks to Do All Day