can you figure this out?
04-14-2008, 09:45 PM
#14
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RE: can you figure this out?
ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
TEmbry, you already had this explained to you once huh? Come on now fess up!
TEmbry, you already had this explained to you once huh? Come on now fess up!
04-14-2008, 09:53 PM
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RE: can you figure this out?
Actually, here is a much better onefor you number crunchers.
I have 118 bills consisting of 1's, 5's and 10's. The number of 5's was 14 less than the sum of 1's and 10's but there were half as many 1's as 5's. how much money do I have?[/align]
I have 118 bills consisting of 1's, 5's and 10's. The number of 5's was 14 less than the sum of 1's and 10's but there were half as many 1's as 5's. how much money do I have?[/align]
04-14-2008, 09:55 PM
#16
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RE: can you figure this out?
ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
Let me try this:
There's no missing dollar because 30 minus 5 equals 25 plus the bell hop's 2 equals 27. Each of the guys ended up paying 9a pieceand 3 times 9 equals 27. At the end of the equation, you have to figure on 27 dollars as the total number spent, not 30 because30 is the old figure and will throw off the math.
Even then, it is still a little confusing to think about because the mind naturally gets tricked into referring back to the original 30.
Do I have it right or am I completely off?
Let me try this:
There's no missing dollar because 30 minus 5 equals 25 plus the bell hop's 2 equals 27. Each of the guys ended up paying 9a pieceand 3 times 9 equals 27. At the end of the equation, you have to figure on 27 dollars as the total number spent, not 30 because30 is the old figure and will throw off the math.
Even then, it is still a little confusing to think about because the mind naturally gets tricked into referring back to the original 30.
Do I have it right or am I completely off?
04-14-2008, 09:57 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
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RE: can you figure this out?
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
Actually, here is a much better onefor you number crunchers.
I have 118 bills consisting of 1's, 5's and 10's. The number of 5's was 14 less than the sum of 1's and 10's but there were half as many 1's as 5's. how much money do I have?
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Actually, here is a much better onefor you number crunchers.
I have 118 bills consisting of 1's, 5's and 10's. The number of 5's was 14 less than the sum of 1's and 10's but there were half as many 1's as 5's. how much money do I have?
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04-14-2008, 10:06 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Trempealeau, WI
Posts: 1,138
RE: can you figure this out?
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
Actually, here is a much better onefor you number crunchers.
I have 118 bills consisting of 1's, 5's and 10's. The number of 5's was 14 less than the sum of 1's and 10's but there were half as many 1's as 5's. how much money do I have?
[/align]
Actually, here is a much better onefor you number crunchers.
I have 118 bills consisting of 1's, 5's and 10's. The number of 5's was 14 less than the sum of 1's and 10's but there were half as many 1's as 5's. how much money do I have?
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