In Shmithalithaophogous the currency is marbles. A yellow one is equal to about 87 American dollars. A green one is twice that. A red one is a third of a green one. A blue one is 4x a red one. A purple one is 10% of a blue marble.
What would be the simplest combination to make $1856?
Answer
First, you must establish what the values are.
Yellow-87
Green-174
Red-58
Blue-232
Purple-23.2
Then, you divide 1856 by 232 to see how many blue marbles are needed. The answer is 8 blue marbles.