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aka_star
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United Kingdom1546 Posts
July 24 2010 00:19 GMT
#1
Here is a simple riddle I thought I'd share, for all you smart people out there:

If a baseball bat and ball together cost $1.10 A bat costs $1 more than the ball, what is the price of the ball on its own?


Poll: The ball cost

$0.5 (52)
 
48%

other (43)
 
40%

$0.10 (10)
 
9%

$1 (2)
 
2%

$0.95 (1)
 
1%

108 total votes

Your vote: The ball cost

(Vote): $1
(Vote): $0.95
(Vote): $0.10
(Vote): $0.5
(Vote): other

FlashDave.999 aka Star
Kpyolysis32
Profile Joined April 2010
553 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 00:22:50
July 24 2010 00:22 GMT
#2
Well, shit. Thought that said $.05
Should have hit other.

At least nobody else has been a non-idiot so far.
Man, do I not keep this up to date, or what?
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43348 Posts
July 24 2010 00:22 GMT
#3
Other.
5 cents.

$1.05 + 0.05 = 1.10

That's not a riddle lol.
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unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
July 24 2010 00:23 GMT
#4
the right answer isnt there...i misclicked $.5 out of stupidity bc it wasnt $.50 like it should have been
>.<
but its $.05 due to the logic
that if the bat + the ball = $1.10
and the bat = $1 more than the ball
just subtract $1 leaving $.10
and then the remainder has to be split between the 2 bc it has to fit the parameters given

leaving the bat being $1.05
and the ball $.05
Kpyolysis32
Profile Joined April 2010
553 Posts
July 24 2010 00:23 GMT
#5
Have you all heard xkcd's Blue Eyes riddle?
Because it's pretty amazing.
Man, do I not keep this up to date, or what?
Rkie
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States1278 Posts
July 24 2010 00:24 GMT
#6
whoops, i read it wrong lol.
unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
July 24 2010 00:24 GMT
#7
On July 24 2010 09:23 Kpyolysis32 wrote:
Have you all heard xkcd's Blue Eyes riddle?
Because it's pretty amazing.

i want to try this
bc this riddle dissapointed so i had to think of that explanation ^___^ esp after i misclicked and felt like a retard
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
July 24 2010 00:24 GMT
#8
On July 24 2010 09:22 KwarK wrote:
Other.
5 cents.

$1.05 + 0.05 = 1.10

That's not a riddle lol.

most people will think 1$ cause 1+ .10 = 1.10

its a semi riddle
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Terranist
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2496 Posts
July 24 2010 00:25 GMT
#9
On July 24 2010 09:24 arb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2010 09:22 KwarK wrote:
Other.
5 cents.

$1.05 + 0.05 = 1.10

That's not a riddle lol.

most people will think 1$ cause 1+ .10 = 1.10

its a semi riddle


that was my first impression but when you see stuff like this on tests you know it can't possibly be that simple.
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Stropheum
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1124 Posts
July 24 2010 00:26 GMT
#10
How is this a riddle? Isn't this just basic math?

Bat = X
Ball = Y

X + Y = 1.10

X = 1 + Y

(1 + Y) + Y = 1.10
1 + 2Y = 1.10
2Y = 0.10
Y = 0.05

X + 0.05 = 1.10
X = 1.05

Cost of Bat = $1.05
Cost of Ball = $0.05
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43348 Posts
July 24 2010 00:27 GMT
#11
On July 24 2010 09:24 arb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2010 09:22 KwarK wrote:
Other.
5 cents.

$1.05 + 0.05 = 1.10

That's not a riddle lol.

most people will think 1$ cause 1+ .10 = 1.10

its a semi riddle

I've got a semi riddle for you.

How do you spell acknowledgment?
It's a riddle because some people can't spell.
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TriniMasta
Profile Joined December 2009
United States1323 Posts
July 24 2010 00:27 GMT
#12
On July 24 2010 09:26 Stropheum wrote:
How is this a riddle? Isn't this just basic math?

Bat = X
Ball = Y

X + Y = 1.10

X = 1 + Y

(1 + Y) + Y = 1.10
1 + 2Y = 1.10
2Y = 0.10
Y = 0.05

X + 0.05 = 1.10
X = 1.05

Cost of Bat = $1.05
Cost of Ball = $0.05

lol yeah I did this too, kept thinking 10cents, ty for algebra
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Stropheum
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1124 Posts
July 24 2010 00:27 GMT
#13
On July 24 2010 09:27 KwarK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2010 09:24 arb wrote:
On July 24 2010 09:22 KwarK wrote:
Other.
5 cents.

$1.05 + 0.05 = 1.10

That's not a riddle lol.

most people will think 1$ cause 1+ .10 = 1.10

its a semi riddle

I've got a semi riddle for you.

How do you spell acknowledgment?
It's a riddle because some people can't spell.

Win
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 00:28:42
July 24 2010 00:27 GMT
#14
^^ I'm so glad I remembered how to do that.

And it's the word 'judgment' that always trips me up.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
July 24 2010 00:28 GMT
#15
Homework thread in disguise?
How old are you if this is the homework you need help on?
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
Antiochus
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada548 Posts
July 24 2010 00:28 GMT
#16
Well the poll options are kinda misleading and I can see how someone would click on .5 when they really meant 5 cents
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Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 00:30:37
July 24 2010 00:29 GMT
#17
On July 24 2010 09:28 MYM.Testie wrote:
Homework thread in disguise?
How old are you if this is the homework you need help on?


7th grade?

Actually, the correct answer is 'nothing' because the OP is from the UK and they neither use the dollar nor play baseball.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
baller
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
527 Posts
July 24 2010 00:29 GMT
#18
heres a super hard one

what is 4 - 2?
what is 1 + 1?
what is 6 - 4?
what is 0 + 2?
what is 10 - 8?

now as quickly as possible, answer this question:

Poll: what is the first day of the week?

other (12)
 
52%

monday (8)
 
35%

tuesday (3)
 
13%

23 total votes

Your vote: what is the first day of the week?

(Vote): tuesday
(Vote): monday
(Vote): other



answer:
+ Show Spoiler +
other


owned
Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
July 24 2010 00:31 GMT
#19
On July 24 2010 09:28 Antiochus wrote:
Well the poll options are kinda misleading and I can see how someone would click on .5 when they really meant 5 cents


Yeah... i clicked on 0.5$ when I meant 5cents.
Nyovne
Profile Joined March 2006
Netherlands19135 Posts
July 24 2010 00:31 GMT
#20
Useless OP. No effort into it and no point to it at all, not even worth a blog.
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