Thursday, April 2, 2015

Test Yourself: Are You Being Tricked by Intuition?



Not that tough. Think!
at 6:58:00 PM

8 comments:

  1. OldMexicanApril 2, 2015 at 7:08 PM

    I got the third one 100% right. I messed up the second one and made a bad assumption in the first.

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  2. MikeApril 2, 2015 at 8:01 PM

    The first one still doesn't make any sense to me.

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  3. MikeApril 2, 2015 at 8:05 PM

    x = cost of ball
    cost of bat = x + 1
    total cost = 1.10 = x + (x + 1) = 2x + 1
    2x = 0.10
    x = 0.05

    So the ball cost 0.05, the bat costs 1 dollar more than the ball, 1.05, and the total is 1.05 + .05 = 1.10

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    1. gpondApril 3, 2015 at 7:16 PM

      1.10 = 2x + 1
      (subtract 1 from both sides of the equation)
      0.10 = 2x
      (divide both sides by 2)
      0.05 = x

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  4. Capn MikeApril 2, 2015 at 8:07 PM

    # for 3!!
    Thanks for the coaching, boss, THIMK!!!

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  5. Capn MikeApril 2, 2015 at 8:07 PM

    That was 3 for 3 ooops

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  6. gpondApril 3, 2015 at 6:46 AM

    Yes. Easy if one doesn't leap to any conclusions. Understand the question before the answer.

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  7. DaveApril 4, 2015 at 4:36 AM

    Woo apparently not, 3 out of 3!

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