A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

5 cents
- jim 3-14-2015 4:16 pm [add a comment]

nope 10 cents..... or thats what my unthinking brain wanted to believe. cant decide if my 12 yo self would have been as foolish.
- dave 3-14-2015 4:28 pm [add a comment]

sorry dave jim is right...
- Skinny 3-14-2015 9:47 pm [add a comment]

• this was about analytical skills. next time we will test reading comprehension.

  
  - dave 3-15-2015 2:22 am [add a comment]

The ball is free with the purchase of a bat. But there is a ten cent processing fee.
- mark 3-14-2015 10:54 pm [add a comment]

or tax:>)
- Skinny 3-15-2015 1:04 am [add a comment]

I don't get it. Wouldn't it be 10 cents?
- steve 3-15-2015 6:07 am [add a comment]

10 cents ball (bat is a dollar more =) 1.10 bat = $1.20
- Skinny 3-15-2015 3:19 pm [add a comment]

Oh, yeah.
- steve 3-16-2015 4:24 am [add a comment]