Try this

[burnt]

A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. Using your intuition, how much does the ball cost?

 

[S.S.A.P.]

$1.05/bat .... .05/ball

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. Using your intuition, how much does the ball cost?

Who do you think you are?

"Burnt Sirloin"? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Or maybe Rump Roast. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Silver]

Don't get a math argument going on now..... pretty soon the critical thinkers will be out and about telling us we're all wrong and the 'old school' types will be telling us that's not how math was taught back in the day (dang this new math)............. oh gawd, it could be bad......

 

[burnt]

Ox tail - what else!

Here's the rest of the story. It explains so clearly why I'm always digging myself out of a hole . . . :roll:


http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/12/28/the-slow-thought-movement-daniel-kahneman-on-intuition-and-our-two-brains/