Alex confidence puzzle
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Alex brings his school supplies to the counter. The cashier rings up his purchase for a total of $1.70.
Alex is puzzled, and says,I bought
- 2 pencils at 2 cents each,
- 5 pencils at 4 cents each and
- 8 notebooks and
- 12 sheets of colored paper.
I don’t remember the prices of the latter two, but the total can’t be $1.70.
How did Alex know and is quite sure?
Best answer
Price of later two according to cashier must be 146 cents but since a product cannot have a price which is not a multiple of cent and price of 8 notebooks and 12 sheets have to be multiple of 4 ..assuming you can buy one piece of both things.
146 cents is not multiple of 4, hence not possible.
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