On August 5, 1861, President Lincoln imposes the first federal income tax by signing the Revenue Act. Strapped for cash with which to pursue the Civil War, Lincoln and Congress agreed to impose a 3 percent tax on annual incomes over $800.
Let a be an apple, b be a baseball, p be a pineapple and s be a shoe.
Then, from the balance, we model these equations:
p + b = s ----- (1)
2s = 4a
Divide both sides by 2.
s = 2a
Substitute in (1), we get,
p + b = 2a ----- (2)
Also,
p = a + b ----- (3)
Substitute the above in (2), we get,
(a + b) + b = 2a
a + 2b = 2a
Subtract a from both sides.
a = 2b
Substitute in (3), we get,
p = 2b + b = 3b
Hence, 3 baseballs equal one pineapple.
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