Student: 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?\nOptions:\n(A) 5/12\n(B) 4/5\n(C) 5/4\n(D) 5/3\n(E) 12/5.
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Let Corn profit = 3x\nWheat profit = x\nTruffle Profit = 4/5 * 3x = 12/5 * x\nWheat Profit / Truffle Profit = x / [12/5 * x] = 5/12 Final answer: (A).
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