<PRE><B>Question 58175</B>
50 bananas=20 coconuts;30 coconuts=12 fish;100 fish=1 hammock.How many bananas = 1 hammock

to solve this equation simply work the terms backwords to find the amount of bananas,

since 1 hammock is 100 fish, and 12 fish is 30 coconuts, divide 100 by 12 and multiply that number by 30

100/12=8.33x30=250 coconuts

because you get 50 bananas for 20 coconuts divide the coconuts by 20 and multiply by 50 to get your number of bananas

250/20=12.5x50=625 bananas

you need 625 bananas to get one hammock</PRE>