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I think this is more an issue of the English language. English is not a good way to speak math or logic. In the bat and ball question I mistakenly (and I'm gu
by farinasa 14y ago
I think this is more an issue of the English language. English is not a good way to speak math or logic. In the bat and ball question I mistakenly (and I'm guessing everyone who got it wrong) ignored the word "more". That word represents an operator and is therefore crucial to the question, but is extremely diminutive in terms of English language.
- sageikosa 14y agoPossibly, I immediately substituted one dollar plus ball for bat, then saw I had 2 balls and a dollar making up $1.10. Or 5 cents a ball. I honestly didn't pull out the algorithm sheet, it just sort of worked itself out in my head before I had time to think: what are they looking for... Not to say I don't have biases, just not for word-number problems. Poker on the other hand is another matter, I still chase straights and flushes in games with wild-cards, even though I know those hands are almost worthless.