Solution in $n$ bananas, where $n$ is the number of bananas you own, and $c$ is the number of bananas the camel can carry. Solution: - For bananas $0 \rightarrow c$ the cost to move a banana is $1$ banana per km. - For bananas $c+1 \rightarrow 2c$, the cost to move a banana is $3$ bananas per km. - For bananas $2c+1 \rightarrow 3c$, the cost to move a banana is $5$ bananas per km. - etc. This is because, if the camel moves the bananas 1 km at a time, he needs to make two trips for each load beyond his current capacity. Define $t = \lfloor\frac{n}{c}\rfloor$ Therefore, the total number of miles the camel can reach is: $$ \left(\sum_{k=1}^{t} \frac{c}{2k - 1}\right) + \frac{(n \bmod c)}{2t+1} $$ In specific, plugging in the given $n = 3000$ and $c = 1000$, we have the camel able to travel: $$ 1000 + 333 + 200 = 1533 \text{ miles} $$ To figure out how many bananas **remain** for a given distance, subtract the extra miles and multiply back at the rate given above. For the first $1000$ miles, this number is just the distance beyond the total capacity $1533 - 1000 = 533$, or **533 miles**. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/3fAdh.png