Mental Nuts-- Can You Crack 'em?

footfootfoot · 12-19-2011, 09:19 AM

OK, HLJ gets the various family member's ages right. The question of the two clerks has me a bit stumped and I have the answer from the book, but not the explanation.

The Answer is that "B receives $25 more per year than A"

I think part of the nut is remembering that you aren't paid before you work. And the other part is the somewhat sneaky wording "and B gets a $25 increase every six months" That doesn't mean that B is earning .5*500 for the first six months, then .5*525 for the next six months, while A earned 1*500 for 12 months.
It means that B gets 250 and then 275 as HLJ shows.

So I'm going to give him the points for this one.

The scores so far
Rhianne:1
HLJ: 2

Next nut coming up shortly.

12-19-2011, 09:19 AM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	OK, HLJ gets the various family member's ages right. The question of the two clerks has me a bit stumped and I have the answer from the book, but not the explanation. The Answer is that "B receives $25 more per year than A" I think part of the nut is remembering that you aren't paid before you work. And the other part is the somewhat sneaky wording "and B gets a $25 increase every six months" That doesn't mean that B is earning .5500 for the first six months, then .5525 for the next six months, while A earned 1*500 for 12 months. It means that B gets 250 and then 275 as HLJ shows. So I'm going to give him the points for this one. The scores so far Rhianne:1 HLJ: 2 Next nut coming up shortly. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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