document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252170>Question 252170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An island has no currency; it instead has the following exchange rate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 bananas = 20 coconuts, 30 coconuts = 12 fish, and 100 fish = 1 hammock<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many bananas equal one hammock?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 250 B. 625 C. 875 D. 1200 E. 1350 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183969 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183969\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This question is about proportions. Let B = banana, C = coconut, F = fish and H = hammock.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50B = 20C ; 30C = 12F. The least common multiple of 20 and 30 is 60. So,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "150B = 60C ; 60C = 24F. More succinctly, 150B = 24F.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, 24F * 4 1/6 = 100F, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "150(4 1/6)B = 625 B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, it will take 625 bananas, or (B) </SPAN>\n" );
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