Question

An ancient Celtic chicken farmer wished to purchase a gift for his wife. The gift was worth 2 horses. At the local market, 3 horses were worth 5 cows, 1 cow was worth 4 hogs, 3 hogs were worth 4 goats, and 1 goat cost 9 chickens. How much was the gift going to cost the farmer, who had to pay in chickens?

a) 216 chickens
b) 243 chickens
c) 324 chickens
d) 432 chickens

Answer 1

The gift, worth 2 horses, would cost the ancient Celtic chicken farmer 324 chickens after converting the value through cows, hogs, and goats.

Step-by-step explanation:

An ancient Celtic chicken farmer wished to purchase a gift for his wife. The gift was worth 2 horses. At the local market, 3 horses were worth 5 cows, 1 cow was worth 4 hogs, 3 hogs were worth 4 goats, and 1 goat cost 9 chickens. To find out how many chickens the gift would cost the farmer, we need to calculate the exchange rates step-by-step.

• Firstly, 1 horse is equivalent to ⅓ (5 cows / 3 horses), so 2 horses would be the same as ⅓ × 2 = ⅖ cows.
• Since 1 cow is worth 4 hogs, ⅖ cows would equal ⅖ × 4 hogs = ⅓ hogs.
• Next, 3 hogs are worth 4 goats, so ⅓ hogs are worth ⅓ × 4 goats / 3 hogs = ⅗ goats.
• One goat costs 9 chickens, therefore ⅗ goats would cost ⅗ × 9 chickens = 324 chickens.

The gift would cost the farmer 324 chickens.