My methodology is simple as dancing.
A)I made a table of symbols. MA=Monkey Mother Age, KA=Monkey Age, etc.
B) I made equations for each of the statements (except the last one). For example, MA+KA=30.
C) Then I broke up the last paragraph into a new line after each "as old as" in order to figure
out that MA=(3/2)KA.
D) Then I solved the value of the variables and figured out that BL (Banana length) was 5.75
inches.
E) Finally I went back and checked to make sure each variable value fit into the statements.
More later. The kids are screaming.
love,
