Question

Byron lives where the people trade goods they produce for other things they need. He has some fish that he has caught, and he wants to trade them for as many bananas as he can. He asks around to find out what is being traded and finds out the following:

Five fish are worth the same as two loaves of bread.

Six oranges are worth the same as two melons.

One loaf of bread is worth the same as one banana plus three oranges.

Four loaves of bread are worth the same as fourteen oranges.

Question: How many bananas can Byron get with five fish?

Answer 1

Byron can get one banana with five fish.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many bananas Byron can get with five fish, we need to use the given information on the trade values of different items. We know that five fish are worth the same as two loaves of bread, and one loaf of bread is worth the same as one banana plus three oranges. To find out the value of five fish in terms of bananas, we can work through the given trade ratios:

1. Five fish is worth two loaves of bread.
2. One loaf of bread is worth one banana plus three oranges.

Substituting the value of two loaves of bread into the second trade ratio, we get:

1. Five fish is worth one banana plus three oranges.

So, five fish is worth one banana. Therefore, Byron can get one banana with five fish.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Five fish equals two bread, and two bread equals two bananas (plus however many oranges), therefore he can get two bananas.