result #78756 - A BAT AND A BALL COST $1.10, IF THE BAT COSTS 1 DOLLAR MORE THAN THE BALL, HOW MUCH DID THE BALL COST?

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quiz : sports : A BAT AND A BALL COST $1.10, IF THE BAT COSTS 1 DOLLAR MORE THAN THE BALL, HOW MUCH DID THE BALL COST? [+] ballot by Ken_from_Dublin created Tue Aug 09, 05 ANSWER : 5 cent 5 cent 150 10 cent 94 1 dollar 17 20 cent 8 1 cent 5 15 cent 3 Ballot #78756: has 277 total votes. invite people to vote on this ballot! Comment: content @ BESTANDWORST.COM smile bank: similiar ballots: 15380. should i cut off my ball 29812. What would you ask the crystal ball? 66297. The magic 8-ball knows all .... 100334. I have a giant ball of oil. What should I do with it? 117598. i've been a ball buster lately 128666. Ball torture. 90970. Would we be better off with a Magic 8 Ball as President? 103337. What's that bug that rolls into a ball when you touch it? 130383. Favorite Kind Of Ball(s) ? 126614. Would you like to join my new Bowling Ball Dodgeball team? email this ballot link to friends COMMENTS: 5 cents by ABC on Tue Aug 09, 05 4:01pm [+] Given Eq1: Bt + Bl = 1.10, and given Eq2: Bt = Bl + 1.00 Grouping variables of Eq2: Bt - Bl = 1.00 Adding Eq1 & Eq2: 2Bt = 2.10 Therefore, Bt = 1.05, making Bl = 0.05. by Cathexis on Tue Aug 09, 05 4:56pm [+] Cathexis, where's the humor in that???? The ball must be made out of snot and feces in order to just be 5 cents. by xxxxxxxx on Tue Aug 09, 05 5:18pm [+] The algebra said ten cents, but my head says nothing. But I can't trust my head any more. Too many paradox-resolution sitches to number have twisted the old noggin into Moebius string cheese. by Truthseeker013 on Tue Aug 09, 05 7:05pm [+] Easy peasy by xxxxxxxx on Tue Aug 09, 05 7:21pm [+] "Given Eq1: Bt + Bl = 1.10, and given Eq2: Bt = Bl + 1.00 Grouping variables of Eq2: Bt - Bl = 1.00 Adding Eq1 & Eq2: 2Bt = 2.10 Therefore, Bt = 1.05, making Bl = 0.05. by Cathexis" Well I knew the answer, but Jesus Christ! by Walken on Tue Aug 09, 05 8:21pm [+] 5 cents, so it must be a shitty ball! by xxxxxxxx on Tue Aug 09, 05 8:51pm [+] Anyone older than 11 can do this... by eoganan on Wed Aug 10, 05 12:31am [+] I hate smart a**es who garble on like cathexis. Maths is mega-simple, but such doinks have to make it hard and distant. I am superior to cathexis, because I can communicate the answer to anyone with minimum effort. T = Bat L = Ball T + L = 110 T = 100 + L 100 + L + L =110 2L = 10 L = 5 by eoganan on Wed Aug 10, 05 12:35am [+] 5c :) nice try by straits_dylan on Wed Aug 10, 05 11:44am [+] Well I got it wrong, but I understood Cathexis' explanation better: it described the method, which I had completely forgotten. by Dot on Mon Aug 22, 05 9:44am [+] Yahoo! I got it right! by forgetmenot on Mon Mar 12, 07 7:51pm [+] Voted : 5 cent price of ball= x price of bat=x+$1.00 x+x+$1.00=$1.10 2x + $1.00=$1.10 2x=$1.10-$1.00 2x=0.10 x=0.05 by UncleMax on Fri Jul 18, 08 2:20pm [+]