Three bananas cost the same as two oranges. If oranges are half the price of peaches, how many bananas could I get for the price of 3 peaches?

My answers is 18 banannas. Is this correct?

Thanks

To find the answer, let's break down the problem step by step.

1. Let's assume the cost of one banana is "b" and the cost of one orange is "o". Given that three bananas cost the same as two oranges, we can set up an equation: 3b = 2o.

2. Additionally, we are told that oranges are half the price of peaches. Let's assume the cost of one peach is "p". Therefore, the cost of one orange is p/2.

3. Now, we need to find how many bananas we can get for the price of 3 peaches. The cost of 3 peaches is 3p.

4. To solve the problem, we need to relate the cost of bananas to the cost of peaches. So, we can set up another equation by substituting the values from step 2 into the equation from step 1: 3b = 2(p/2).

5. Simplifying the equation gives us 3b = p.

6. Now, we want to find the number of bananas we can buy for the price of 3 peaches. To do this, substitute p with 3b in the equation from step 3: 3b = 3b.

7. The equation states that 3b (the cost of 3 peaches) is equal to 3b (the cost of bananas). This means we can buy an equal number of bananas and peaches for the same price.

Therefore, the correct answer is that you can buy the same number of bananas as the number of peaches. Given that you want to know how many bananas you could get for the price of 3 peaches, the answer is 3 bananas, not 18 bananas.

No.

How many oranges can you get for 3 peaches?
If oranges are half the price of peaches, then 3 peaches are worth 6 oranges.

3 bananas cost the same as 2 oranges, So, you can trade 2 oranges for 3 bananas. How many times can you trade 2 oranges for 3 bananas if you start with 6 oranges?