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Monday, May 25, 2020

MONDAY MIND GAME

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball.

How much does the ball cost?



(And, just to screw with your mind a bit, the answer isn't 10 cents)















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5 cents

Yeah, I know. I initially thought it was a dime, too.  Although this response intuitively springs to mind, it is incorrect. If the ball cost 10 cents and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, then the bat would cost $1.10 for a grand total of $1.20. The correct answer to this problem is that the ball costs 5 cents and the bat costs — at a dollar more — $1.05 for a grand total of $1.10.

You're welcome.

...and same to you...

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