Kid Dynamite 8112 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 A bat and ball cost £1.10. The bat costs one pound more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 6696 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) Edited - replied too soon for the poll... Edited March 24, 2016 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34924 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Unless I've got it massively wrong I assume that this is a trick question for five year olds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 6696 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I dunno, it does require a bit of thought. Someone has got it wrong based on the poll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34924 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Five year olds and Dr Gloom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 16978 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 One would think the thread title would make one inherently suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Reveal hidden contents X + y = 1.1 And X = y + 1 So Y + 1 + y = 1.1 So 2y = 0.1 So Y = 0.05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11603 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 10:03, Happy Face said: Reveal hidden contents X + y = 1.1 And X = y + 1 So Y + 1 + y = 1.1 So 2y = 0.1 So Y = 0.05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 ...and 5 year olds complain that they'll never need to know algebra after school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24611 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 10:01, ewerk said: Five year olds and Dr Gloom. Always been a bit dyslexic with numbers. Had to resit GCSE maths. Ironically, i married a mathematician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11603 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 10:25, Dr Gloom said: Always been a bit dyslexic with numbers. Had to resit GCSE maths. Ironically, i married a mathematician. Dyscalculic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 8112 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 I think most people say £1 first, that's the point. Took me a minute to get my head around it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 16978 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The point was clear from the thread title, aye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24956 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 12:57, StraightEdgeWizard said: I think most people say £1 first, that's the point. Took me a minute to get my head around it You mean 10 pence I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24611 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I only just got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24611 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 10:39, The Fish said: Dyscalculic. I didn't even know that was a thing. That can be my excuse from now on. I struggled to get my C in maths at GCSE, ended up having to get a tutor to help me pass the resit. Got As and Bs in everything else but numbers were always my kryptonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 16978 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Lack of a 50 cent option disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24956 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 13:49, Dr Gloom said: I didn't even know that was a thing. That can be my excuse from now on. I struggled to get my C in maths at GCSE, ended up having to get a tutor to help me pass the resit. Got As and Bs in everything else but numbers were always my kryptonite. Sorry, have to laugh, you seem to be suggesting "numbers" are just a side issue. Numbers are as important as words are. Can't see many admitting words as being their kryptonite though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 8112 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 13:00, Renton said: You mean 10 pence I think. Aye It was clear the answer wasn't 10p but it took me a good minute to figure out why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 38793 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I must be five because I think 10p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24611 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 14:10, Renton said: Sorry, have to laugh, you seem to be suggesting "numbers" are just a side issue. Numbers are as important as words are. Can't see many admitting words as being their kryptonite though. Of course they are, I've just always struggled with them. I used the kryptonite metaphor because maths class made me feel like I was dying inside, I was that bad at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 15:08, Howmanheyman said: I must be five because I think 10p. But if the bat was £1 more (£1.10) then the bat and ball would cost £1.20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24611 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 15:15, Dr Gloom said: Of course they are, I've just always struggled with them. I used the kryptonite metaphor because maths class made me feel like I was dying inside, I was that bad at it. Actually, scratch that last answer. Numbers are important but words are more important. Without words we'd be grunting at each other like the rest of the primates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24956 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 16:15, Dr Gloom said: Actually, scratch that last answer. Numbers are important but words are more important. Without words we'd be grunting at each other like the rest of the primates. Without numbers, there would be no science and no technology. No engineering. No economy etc. We could communicate with sign language without words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 38361 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 5p isn't it? I only ask cause it seems too easy for a trick question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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