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RE: FREE STEEM Tell me an interesting fact and I'll give you some Steem
A baseball bat and a baseball, together, cost $1.10. The baseball bat costs $1 more than the baseball. How much does the baseball cost?
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10 cents? Wrong. The baseball costs $0.05 and the bat costs $1.05. If the baseball was 10 cents, then the bat would have to be $1 but that only costs 90 cents more than the baseball; not $1 more.
Even after you explained that I still can't wrap my head around it...it's been a long day lol
Hahaha I hope my explanation can make it clearer:
If the ball costs $0.05, that must mean that the bat costs $1.05 (since the bat must cost $1 more than the ball)
Grand Total = $0.05 + $1.05 = $1.10
Most people would say the ball costs $0.10
But if that was the case, the bat must cost $1.10 (since it must cost $1 more than the ball)
Grand Total = $0.10 + $1.10 = $1.20 -> Incorrect
Hope that helps! Whether you understand it or not, you are still awesome, my friend.