Question

select all the correct answers.

ray has six hours before he goes to bed on a school night. he plans to spend an hour surfing the internet, two hours playing his favorite game, two hours watching tv, and one hour doing his homework. however, some of the math problems in his homework are extremely difficult, and it will take him more than two hours to finish them. he knows his teacher wont give him any credit for the work unless its completely finished, and its important that he get a good grade in the class. which of these options for dealing with this situation are a trade - off of rays time?

• he will spend only one hour on homework and leave out what he cant finish.
• he will spend one extra hour on homework and give up watching tv.
• he will finish his homework while he is watching tv.
• he will play his favorite game for one hour and do homework for two hours.
• he will ask his brother to help him with his homework.

Explanation:

A time trade - off means giving up time for one activity to gain time for another.

• Option 1: Leaving homework incomplete means he won't get credit, so it's not a valid trade - off as the goal is to complete homework for a good grade.
• Option 2: He gives up 1 hour of TV (an activity) to gain 1 hour for homework. This is a trade - off.
• Option 3: Doing two things at once isn't a trade - off of time (he's not giving up time for one to do the other, just multitasking).
• Option 4: He gives up 1 hour of playing his game to gain 1 hour for homework. This is a trade - off.
• Option 5: Asking for help isn't a time trade - off (it doesn't involve reallocating his own time between activities).

Answer:

B. He will spend one extra hour on homework and give up watching TV.
D. He will play his favorite game for one hour and do homework for two hours.