Rationality Test:

Rationality Test:

If a baseball and a bat cost $1.10 together, and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?

5 cents

10 cents. What kind of stupid question is this?

5 cents

10 cents and any other answer is bait

it's 5 cents moron. do the maths

You realize that's not even correct, right?

Ball 5 cents. Bat 1.05.

You guys didn't do very well in maths did you?

2.5 tuppence

>asked my boss this question
>expecting the typical "10 cents"
>possibly the correct answer
>instead:
>it costs 90 cents

That was awkward

About time you fuckers got in this. Fun fact: Those that answered 10 cents are more likely to be religious and superstitious.

x + x + 1 = 1.10
2x + 1 = 1.10
2x = .10
x = .05

Ball: $0,05
Bat: $1,05 -> Bat 1$ more than ball
Total: $1,10

man now that i see you guys are flaming the people saying its 10 cents i feel kinda retarded... can someone break the equation down?

x + ($1.00 + x) = $1.10
$1.00 + 2x = $1.10
2x = $1.10 – $1.00
2x = $0.10
x = $0.05

1 magma

That equation works but how can two separate variables be listed as the same?

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There you go that looks better.

but wait... where does the other x come from? it didnt say it comes with two balls

x is the price of the ball, and since you know that the bat is just the price of the ball + 1, you set the bat equal to x + 1

man, i feel like an idiot. thanks pal

1.1=x+1+x
1.1=2x+1
.1=2x
x=.05

it's an honest misake and there's no indication you need to do algebra to solve at first.

Euro fags think their high and mighty. fucking maths-tards

>inb4 "their" stupid amerifat

someone tell me why im apparently wrong

ball plus bat = 1.10
bat = 1.00 more than ball

so 1.10 - 1.00 = 0.10

are you all fucked or what?

>pics4ants.jpg

>implying you buy two baseballs

If that ball is 10 cents and the bat is 1.10 what do they equal when you add them together?

Yes, 1.20.

>implying the bat is $1.10 without the baseball
kill yourself

So if the ball is $.1 and the bat is $1 more than the ball, that's $1.1 +$.1.

>implying i'm implying that
I'm explaining the incorrect math, wow you're a dumb cunt

if this ball is 0.10 and the bat is a dollar more, that means the bat costs 1.10 plus 0.10 for the ball

if the ball is 0.05 and the bat costs 1.00 more than the bat is 1.05 plus a ball is 1.10

yeah the other equation illustrated that better. I knew the answer but forgot how to setup the equation.

because that would make the bat only .90 cents more than the ball, if ball were ten cents, and bat was a dollar.

Kys

They're both 60 cents.....