Is it normal i still don't understand this question?

The classic "A bat and ball costs 1.10, the bat costs 1.00 more than the ball. how much does the ball cost?"

I'm still lost. How on earth is the freaking ball 0.05??? Is it normal this angers me so much???

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    i hates when they relies on tricky wordplay insteada just straightforwardly tryinta test yalls skills

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  • CozmoWank

    It all depends...were either of the items on sale or did buyer have a coupon from the Sunday flyer?

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  • IrishPotato

    The ball costs 0.05. The bat costs 1.00 more, so the bat is 1.05.

    0.05 + 1.05 = 1.10

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    • Holy crap I actually understood it when I read what you wrote. My brain kept making a stupid assumption lol now I get it!!! No wonder it's a stumper.

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      • IrishPotato

        Yay I helped :D

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  • Nickvey

    the bat is not one dollar , its a dollar more the real math is as follows 110= x + y let y= x +100 it follows 110 = 2x +100 then 10=2x then 5=x the ball is a nickel

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  • lordofopinions

    By simple logic the ball costs ten cents. The two are a $1.10. If the ball is ten cents and the bat is a dollar more then it's only logical the bat costs a dollar and the ball is ten cents.

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    • Nickvey

      i didnt invent algebra . its not my fault that the bat is 105 cents and the ball is 5 cents . in your world the bat is a dollar more than nothing . in my world the bat is a dollar more than the ball. its a subtle difference that is tangle. i used algebra daily mixing solutions as a Medical Microbiologist . lives depended in my math being correct every time. Now im retired and no one will be doing what i used to do, chances are when I and you are sick the doctor will do what he was told to do. make the best guess he can. millions will die but thats what the country wants. I have to wash my hand of the issue , i came out of retirement one time and would have been happy to work 12 hours shifts by myself, weekends so your hospital could have coverage . no they want it shut down. it not just one hospital its all hospitals . you are getting the illusion of medical care.

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    • perfectxsilence

      It's 5 cents bro

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