Question

In the barter system, the exchange of goods was a means of buying and selling things. If a farmer exchanges 5 kg wheat for 4 L of milk from a milkman, how much wheat will he have to exchange for 256 L of milk?

Answer 1

Answer:64

Explanation:

Answer 2

320 kg of wheat will he have to exchange for 256L of milk.

In the barter system, the exchange of goods was a means of buying and selling things. If a farmer exchanges 5 kg wheat for 4 L of milk from a milkman, then for 256 L of milk the amount of wheat will he have to exchange can be calculated as follows-

Ratio of exchange 5:4

256/4 = 64

To balance the ratio we will multiply 5 with 64

5*64= 320