Question

Byron lives where people trade goods they produce for other things they need. He has some fish and wants to trade them for bananas. He finds the following: 5 fish = 2 loaves of bread 6 oranges = 2 melons 1 loaf of bread = 1 banana and 3 oranges 4 loaves of bread = 14 oranges How many bananas can Byron get with 5 fish?

Answer 1

Since 4 loaves of bread gives 14 oranges, one loaf of bread will give 14/4 oranges.

So one loaf =14/4 oranges

One loaf = 3.5 oranges.........(1)

Now 2 loaves which is equivalent to 5 fish will give 3.5 x 2 oranges

5 fish= 7 oranges

Since one loaf = 1 banana and 3 oranges, it can be see be seen that 1 banana is 0.5 oranges from (1)

Since 1 banana =0.5 oranges and 7 oranges is equal to 5 fish,

5 fish= 0.5 x 7 bananas

5 fish = 3.5 bananas

Byron can get 3.5 bananas with 5 fish