The price of the banana must have been one penny farthing. Thus, 960 bananas would cost £5, and 480 sixpences would buy 2,304 bananas.
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From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney.
The price of the banana must have been one penny farthing. Thus, 960 bananas would cost £5, and 480 sixpences would buy 2,304 bananas.