Figure 3-4

-Refer to Figure 3-4.Suppose Ben and Jerry both spend half their time producing beer and half their time producing wine.How much wine and beer does each produce
A)Ben will produce 4 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine.
B)Ben will produce 4 bottles of beer and 2 bottles of wine.
C)Jerry will produce 1.5 bottles of beer and 4.5 bottles of wine.
D)Jerry will produce 8 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine.

Question

Figure 3-4

-Refer to Figure 3-4.Suppose Ben and Jerry both spend half their time producing beer and half their time producing wine.How much wine and beer does each produce
A)Ben will produce 4 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine. 
B)Ben will produce 4 bottles of beer and 2 bottles of wine. 
C)Jerry will produce 1.5 bottles of beer and 4.5 bottles of wine. 
D)Jerry will produce 8 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In the table, each cell represents the number of bottles produced by Ben or Jerry. We know that they both spend half their time producing beer and half their time producing wine. So, we need to add up the number of bottles of beer and wine for each person and divide by 2 to get the amount produced by each in half their time.

For Ben:
Beer = 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 12
Wine = 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 8
In half his time: Beer = 6 and Wine = 4

For Jerry:
Beer = 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 = 16
Wine = 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 8
In half his time: Beer = 8 and Wine = 4

Therefore, Ben will produce 6 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine in half his time, and Jerry will produce 8 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine in half his time. Option B is the correct answer.

Figure 3-4 -Refer to Figure 3-4.Suppose Ben and Jerry Both Spend Half