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To: Oberon

Formally,

Let X be the price of the bat and
Let Y be the price of the ball.

X+Y=1.10 -— Eq 1
X-Y=1.00 -— Eq 2

Solve the equation simultaenously:

2X=2.10 (Step 2)
X= 1.05 (step 3)

From Eq 2:

1.05-Y= 1.00 (Step 4) (substitute 1.05 for X )

Y= 1.05-1.00 = .05 (Step 5)

Therefore:

X (Price of bat) = 1.05
Y (Price of ball) = .05

(Of course, in an actual TIMED test, you have to act fast and don’t have the luxury of doing the above ).


23 posted on 12/13/2012 7:58:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
If weeping, wailing boner had balls would both of them be worth a dime?

If obama had balls, Reggie Love would still be his manlove and would be massaging his $ 1.05 bat.

This isn't a logic problem, it's a 5th grade basic arithmetic problem and one of the easier ones to do.

29 posted on 12/13/2012 8:08:14 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages, start today.)
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