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The monkey will always keep a whole number of peaches.

For part (ii), you could use a tree diagram: at each stage, branch off the fractions it would be possible to try next so that all possibilities are checked.

For Part (iii), why not try a starting value and see what happens? Then decide whether you need to start with a bigger or smaller starting value next time.