Question. A certain bushel of wheat generates one-third the profit of a bushel of corn. If a bushel of corn generates five-fourths the profit of a bushel of truffles, what fraction of the profit from a bushel of wheat is the profit from a bushel of truffles?
Options:
(A) 5/12
(B) 4/5
(C) 5/4
(D) 5/3
(E) 12/5
Answer. (A)
What step-by-step reasoning justifies that answer?
Reasoning: Let Corn profit = 3x
Wheat profit = x
Truffle Profit = 4/5 * 3x = 12/5 * x
Wheat Profit / Truffle Profit = x / [12/5 * x] = 5/12