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prealgebra junior
Problem
In a far-off land three fish can be traded for two loaves of bread and a loaf of bread can be traded for four bags of rice. How many bags of rice is one fish worth?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let represent one fish, a loaf of bread, and a bag of rice. Then: , Substituting from the second equation back into the first gives us . So each fish is worth bags of rice, or .
Final answer
D