document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58175>Question 58175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An island has no currency,so it has the following exchange rate:50 bananas=20 coconuts;30 coconuts=12 fish;100 fish=1 hammock.How many bananas = 1 hammock? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve this equation simply work the terms backwords to find the amount of bananas,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 1 hammock is 100 fish, and 12 fish is 30 coconuts, divide 100 by 12 and multiply that number by 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100/12=8.33x30=250 coconuts\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "because you get 50 bananas for 20 coconuts divide the coconuts by 20 and multiply by 50 to get your number of bananas\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "250/20=12.5x50=625 bananas\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you need 625 bananas to get one hammock </SPAN>\n" );
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