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A banana plantation is located next to a desert. The plantation owner has 3000 bananas that he wants to transport to the market by camel, across a 1000 kilometre stretch of desert.The owner has only one camel, which carries a maximum of 1000 bananas at any moment in time, and eats one banana every kilometre it travels.What is the largest number of bananas that can be delivered at the market?

  1. 1700/3

  2. 1600/3

  3. 1599/3

  4. 513
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B Correct answer
Explanation

To maximize delivery, the camel moves bananas in stages to create checkpoints. The optimal strategy involves moving 3000 bananas to a point where 2000 remain, then to a point where 1000 remain. The math results in 533.33 bananas, expressed as 1600/3.

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