Critical Thinking Question!

Man1acs · 09-26-2011, 06:24 AM

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

This POP quize will be worth 90% of you grade good luck.

DietCoke · 09-26-2011, 06:29 AM

5 cents.

fielderLS3 · 09-26-2011, 06:36 AM

Come on....you're supposed to do your own homework.

Man1acs · 09-26-2011, 06:45 AM

If this was my HW I would of already failed the class haha.

fielderLS3 · 09-26-2011, 07:04 AM

Come on, that wasn't that hard.

Here's a better one:

I go to the store. I buy 2 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas, 6 pounds of oranges, 4 pounds of pears, 8 pounds of grapes, and 5 pounds of lemons. The price of buying one pound of everything is $3.85. Orange are seven times as expensive as apples. Two pounds of grapes and a pound of apples cost the same as a pound of lemons. Grapes are six times as expensive as bananas. A pound of apples, a pound of bananas, and a pound of oranges are the same as a pound of pears. A pound of pears, a pound of grapes, a pound of oranges, and a pound of apples is the same as a pound of lemons. What was the total bill?

Ant32894 · 09-26-2011, 08:24 AM

$3.85?

The Stig · 09-26-2011, 09:08 AM

5 cents. Bat costs 1.05

SDubATC · 09-26-2011, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Come on, that wasn't that hard.

Here's a better one:

I go to the store. I buy 2 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas, 6 pounds of oranges, 4 pounds of pears, 8 pounds of grapes, and 5 pounds of lemons. The price of buying one pound of everything is $3.85. Orange are seven times as expensive as apples. Two pounds of grapes and a pound of apples cost the same as a pound of lemons. Grapes are six times as expensive as bananas. A pound of apples, a pound of bananas, and a pound of oranges are the same as a pound of pears. A pound of pears, a pound of grapes, a pound of oranges, and a pound of apples is the same as a pound of lemons. What was the total bill?

$21.30

PAUL SS · 09-26-2011, 09:56 AM

Sounds like math to me. blah.

CamaroSkooter · 09-26-2011, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Come on, that wasn't that hard.

Here's a better one:

I go to the store. I buy 2 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas, 6 pounds of oranges, 4 pounds of pears, 8 pounds of grapes, and 5 pounds of lemons. The price of buying one pound of everything is $3.85. Orange are seven times as expensive as apples. Two pounds of grapes and a pound of apples cost the same as a pound of lemons. Grapes are six times as expensive as bananas. A pound of apples, a pound of bananas, and a pound of oranges are the same as a pound of pears. A pound of pears, a pound of grapes, a pound of oranges, and a pound of apples is the same as a pound of lemons. What was the total bill?

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDubATC

$21.30

Apples are 5 cents per pound
Bananas are 15 cents per pound
Oranges are 35 cents per pound
Pears are 55 cents per pound
Grapes are 90 cents per pound
Lemons are $1.85 per pound

v6sonoma · 09-26-2011, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Come on, that wasn't that hard.

Here's a better one:

I go to the store. I buy 2 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas, 6 pounds of oranges, 4 pounds of pears, 8 pounds of grapes, and 5 pounds of lemons. The price of buying one pound of everything is $3.85. Orange are seven times as expensive as apples. Two pounds of grapes and a pound of apples cost the same as a pound of lemons. Grapes are six times as expensive as bananas. A pound of apples, a pound of bananas, and a pound of oranges are the same as a pound of pears. A pound of pears, a pound of grapes, a pound of oranges, and a pound of apples is the same as a pound of lemons. What was the total bill?

2lbs apples + 3lbs bananas + 6lbs oranges + 4lbs pears + 8lbs grapes + 5 lbs lemons= 28lbs fruit salad @ $3.85/lb = $107.80

heRS · 09-26-2011, 12:22 PM

is this a trick question?

Sir Nuke · 09-26-2011, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v6sonoma

2lbs apples + 3lbs bananas + 6lbs oranges + 4lbs pears + 8lbs grapes + 5 lbs lemons= 28lbs fruit salad @ $3.85/lb = $107.80

CamaroSkooter · 09-26-2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v6sonoma

2lbs apples + 3lbs bananas + 6lbs oranges + 4lbs pears + 8lbs grapes + 5 lbs lemons= 28lbs fruit salad @ $3.85/lb = $107.80

That's what I thought it meant at first as well, but if you re-read it, the sentence actually means:

1lb. apples + 1lb. bananas + 1lb. oranges + 1lb. pears + 1lb. grapes + 1lb. lemons = $3.85

09-26-2011, 06:24 AM	#1
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09-26-2011, 07:04 AM	#5
fielderLS3 Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Portage, Wisconsin Posts: 4,049	Come on, that wasn't that hard. Here's a better one: I go to the store. I buy 2 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas, 6 pounds of oranges, 4 pounds of pears, 8 pounds of grapes, and 5 pounds of lemons. The price of buying one pound of everything is $3.85. Orange are seven times as expensive as apples. Two pounds of grapes and a pound of apples cost the same as a pound of lemons. Grapes are six times as expensive as bananas. A pound of apples, a pound of bananas, and a pound of oranges are the same as a pound of pears. A pound of pears, a pound of grapes, a pound of oranges, and a pound of apples is the same as a pound of lemons. What was the total bill? __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE (Arrived 4/29/22) "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive." . 2022 1SS 1LE (Coming Soon) Last edited by fielderLS3; 09-26-2011 at 07:42 AM.

09-26-2011, 08:24 AM	#6
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09-26-2011, 06:45 AM	#4
Man1acs Drives: 2010 IOM Camaro SS Join Date: May 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 214	If this was my HW I would of already failed the class haha.

09-26-2011, 09:08 AM	#7
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09-26-2011, 09:56 AM	#9
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09-26-2011, 12:22 PM	#12
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