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Mutt and Jeff find themselves on a deserted island. The only two activities available are fishing and locating rabbits. In a full day, Mutt can catch 3 fish or find 9 rabbits or some linear combination of the two; in the same time, Jeff can catch 4 fish or find 2 rabbits or some linear combination of the two. When left on their own without the possibility of trade, Mutt consumes 2 fish and Jeff consumes 2 fish. Each uses the rest of the day to find as many rabbits as possible. If they were allowed to specialize and trade and each ended up consuming the same number of fish as before, how many more rabbits would they be able to collectively consume relative to the no-trade case?

          Mutt and Jeff find themselves on a deserted island. The only two activities available are fishing and locating rabbits. In a full day, Mutt can catch 3 fish or find 9 rabbits or some linear combination of the two; in the same time, Jeff can catch 4 fish or find 2 rabbits or some linear combination of the two. When left on their own without the possibility of trade, Mutt consumes 2 fish and Jeff consumes 2 fish. Each uses the rest of the day to find as many rabbits as possible. If they were allowed to specialize and trade and each ended up consuming the same number of fish as before, how many more rabbits would they be able to collectively consume relative to the no-trade case?

Mutt and Jeff find themselves on a deserted island. The only two activities available are fishing and locating rabbits. In a full day, Mutt can catch 3 fish or find 9 rabbits or some linear combination of the two; in the same time, Jeff can catch 4 fish or find 2 rabbits or some linear combination of the two. When left on their own without the possibility of trade, Mutt consumes 2 fish and Jeff consumes 2 fish. Each uses the rest of the day to find as many rabbits as possible. If they were allowed to specialize and trade and each ended up consuming the same number of fish as before, how many more rabbits would they be able to collectively consume relative to the no-trade case?

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