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Drunkard
#1 Posted : Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:15:29 PM
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1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?"
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QW25081985
#2 Posted : Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:19:54 PM
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5 cents.

The bat costs $1.05 and the ball costs $0.05:
1.05 + 0.05 = 1.10

This question was in the 31st October issue of the New Scientist magazine on page 38. There were also two other questions printed with it:

If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of it?
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Drunkard
#3 Posted : Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:35:32 PM
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@ I picked it in Yahoo, they said pple who get 10 cent as the right answer most likely goes church every sunday!
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Cde Monomotapa
#4 Posted : Friday, September 23, 2011 6:10:00 AM
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Drunkard wrote:
@ I picked it in Yahoo, they said pple who get 10 cent as the right answer most likely goes church every sunday!

????
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simonkabz
#5 Posted : Friday, September 23, 2011 7:56:12 AM
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Drunkard wrote:
1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?"

Bure mimi.
TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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StatMeister
#6 Posted : Friday, September 23, 2011 8:09:25 AM
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simonkabz wrote:
Drunkard wrote:
1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?"

Bure mimi.



@Simo, people who usually calculate mentally will first arrive at an answer of $0.10, but wondering why this question was posed, they will then possibly arrive at $0.05.

However, some people who calculate on paper will get the correct answer straight away.
A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work
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Julie
#7 Posted : Friday, September 23, 2011 8:16:11 AM
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@QW25081985
What are the answers for the last two questions?


If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of it?
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StatMeister
#8 Posted : Friday, September 23, 2011 8:29:20 AM
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Julie wrote:

@QW25081985
What are the answers for the last two questions?


If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of it?


a. 5 minutes?
b. 47 days
A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work
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QW25081985
#9 Posted : Friday, September 23, 2011 8:37:50 AM
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Julie wrote:

@QW25081985
What are the answers for the last two questions?


If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of it?


d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! . lol
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2012
#10 Posted : Friday, September 23, 2011 10:27:08 AM
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Drunkard wrote:
they said pple who get 10 cent as the right answer most likely goes church every sunday!


If it's wrong whichever way, how can someone get it as the right answer?
Kizungu ngumu sana.

BBI will solve it :)
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