Bat and Ball Problem/ Excercise for Losing Weight/Human History in 1000 pages.
Week#25 of The NagerBazar Newsletter where I share something useful, something productive and something entertaining.
Dear all,
The Bat and Ball Problem is a classic riddle that challenges your ability to think carefully and not jump to quick conclusions. Here's the problem:
You have a bat and a ball. Together, they cost $1.10. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
Now, the mistake many people make is to quickly assume that the ball costs $0.10. However, that would make the bat cost $1.10, not $1.00 more than the ball.
To solve the problem correctly, you need to do a little math. Let's call the cost of the ball 'x' dollars. Since the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, its cost would be 'x + $1.00'.
Now, if we add the cost of the ball and the bat together, it should equal $1.10. So we can write the equation:
x + (x + $1.00) = $1.10
Now, we can simplify this equation:
2x + $1.00 = $1.10
Subtract $1.00 from both sides:
2x = $0.10
Divide both sides by 2:
x = $0.05
So, the correct answer is that the ball costs $0.05. The bat, being $1.00 more expensive, would then cost $1.05.
The Bat and Ball Problem teaches us the importance of careful reasoning and not jumping to conclusions based on initial assumptions.
**One Video I Enjoyed**
This time something entertaining.
**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**
Some random thoughts worth to look for.
https://twitter.com/editingemily/status/1666834553544261632
12 Simple Excercise to Lose Weight.
https://twitter.com/AndreasPetker/status/1664950403245432833
**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**
Calculator with a twist -
Trolly problem that's really absurd.
https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/
Only burps.
**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked**
“Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats.”
“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”--Marilyn Monroe.
"There is no higher praise than being called a fraud. When you're accused of faking your results, that means you're so good your haters can't imagine replicating your outcomes without 'pure dumb luck.' "
**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**
Generate a super fun and interesting report of things that happened since you were born.
The Ultimate List of Book Genres: 35 Popular Genres, Explained.
**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**
If Human History Was a 1000 Page Book
Thanks
Xoxo