12-18-2011, 04:46 PM | #46 |
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Sure, I suppose B could have been hired decades ago, so at any single given point in time he will still be making more than A. But that's dumb.
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12-18-2011, 04:48 PM | #47 |
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It doesn't ask who gets more money. It just asks who receives the most.
The most increases is B with two increases every year followed by A who only gets one increase per year. |
12-18-2011, 05:24 PM | #48 |
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Clerk B gets most money in the first year but after that Clerk A takes the lead. I think I must be missing some point.
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12-18-2011, 05:53 PM | #49 |
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Assume both A and B get paid half a year's salary at the end of every 6 months; here's the totals for 3 years:
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12-18-2011, 07:20 PM | #50 | |
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Quote:
ETA: After 6 months they are even. After 12 months B is ahead. After 18 months A takes the lead and stays there.
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12-18-2011, 07:31 PM | #51 |
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I thought about that, but it's not clear from the wording.
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12-18-2011, 07:38 PM | #52 |
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True, there is ambiguity, but I think this is the most natural interpretation. Your sums are consistent with the other interpretation.
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12-19-2011, 03:35 AM | #53 | |
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You can put a cat in the oven, but, that don't make it a biscuit. I don't know what that means, I just wanted to toss out another clever phrase.
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12-19-2011, 08:19 AM | #54 |
To shreds, you say?
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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.
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12-19-2011, 08:55 AM | #55 |
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My answer is better.
Now I just have to fit it in the box. |
12-19-2011, 09:09 AM | #56 |
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OK, try this one:
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12-19-2011, 09:10 AM | #57 |
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$14.00
Bad $10 bill and a $4 pair of shoes
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12-19-2011, 09:11 AM | #58 |
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20 bucks.
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12-19-2011, 09:29 AM | #59 |
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Infi wins this one.
$4 shoes $6 change $10 make good on bad bill $20.
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12-19-2011, 10:07 AM | #60 |
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Butt the shoes sold for $4.00. Surely they didn't actually cost him that much.
There would have been profit involved for the shoemaker. Then again I guess we are talking opportunity cost ... just bustin' on ya.
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