(See related pages)
|
|
|
| Chapter 8 Integers Convenience Store Marlon went to a convenience store and selected a package of granola bars for $3.16. He then added three other tax-free items to his basket. The total of all four items was $7.11. The clerk used a calculator to determine the total to be $7.11 also. Later, when Marlon checked the receipt, he noticed that the clerk had multiplied, rather than added, the four prices. What were the four prices? Click here for a hint Click here for the solution Note: Brain teasers are often open to more than one interpretation, and multiple answers may be possible. Sample solutions are shown. |