Answer
The slope equals to 2.
Work Step by Step
As he can purchase 2 fish for 1 coconut, the slope is:$\frac{2}{1}=2$
(The geometrical slope of the line is $-2$)
Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition
by McConnell, Campbell R.; Brue, Stanley L.; Flynn, Sean M.
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0073511447
ISBN 13:
978-0-07351-144-3
Chapter 1 - Limits, Alternatives, and Choices - Problems - Page 21: 4b
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