Komla started shaking his head and then started shaking his phone ‘...and this message is important too’, he mumbled with a worried frown. ‘How do I get it across to the TBA (Traditional Birth Attendant) that her expertise is needed here NOW? If this woman is not attended to, something terrible will surely happen.’ What is happening to Komla’s phone? To help Komla, discuss the strategies for overcoming barriers to effective communication.

Komla's phone must be experiencing network failures that are making communication difficult. To overcome this difficulty, Komla should look for areas in his region where the network signal is better.

Explanation:

Komla is in great need to establish an efficient communication with the operator, however his phone cannot keep the communication stable and is showing failures in sending messages, which greatly impairs the sutuation that Komla is inserted.

These failures must come from faults in the telephone network in the area and region where Komla is located. For this reason, to break down this communicative barrier, Komla must quickly look for areas where the network offers a better and more stable signal.

throughout history, economists have always thought  ..

18≥1.5x

then you're going to want to divide 18 by 1.5. this equals 12. so the answer would be 12.

aka, you can buy 12 peppers, at most.