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Originally Posted by Randy88FJ62
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...
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Damn wiring I love...anything hands on I thrive at.