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Old 08-29-08, 11:46 AM   #35 (permalink)
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It's a trick question. The last paragraph says they each paid $9 totaling $27. We don't care about that. The women each got three dollars and the waiter got $25 + $2 = $27
$27 + $3 change = $30.

That's not algebra, that's critical thinking skills. Took me about 5 minutes to figure it out... I hate that kind of treachery.

Algebra is not evil or hard. I am biased because I went into engineering though...

The two hardest subjects for me are electrical wiring and biology / chemistry...
Damn wiring I love...anything hands on I thrive at.

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