x = 1 + x/2
2x = 2 + x
x = 2
Also, if applied recursively, it approaches 2:
Is this a philosophical question, or a riddle answered by “$2”?
Riddle on the griddle but we got much math
In common commercial english, i would read that as “this merchant will offer to trade any of the books for an amoumt of currency equal to half the book’s cover price plus $1.”
Such vagueness also suggests sufficient informality that the merchant may either accept seperate offers or veto the general rule on a case-by-case basis.
(x/2)+1
I could see where the wordage could make it seem like “half of whatever the publisher’s price is, plus a dollar”, like a special book sale, but when written as a formula, the answer is two.
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I work with engineers, a senior likes to ask the same question to people on their first day (how much does a brick weight that weight 1Kg plus half the brick) and I shit you not these people second guess themselves all the time.
Given, it’s probably the pressure of being new to the job and having this guy put you on the spot, but I find this “riddle” really really easy so, maybe, go get that degree?
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Bruh someone explain this to me
Something plus half the price is the full price.
So something is half the price as well.
1 is half the price.
I hate this lol
Alright break out the sock puppets and break it down for me
Let’s simplify the “riddle”.
It states: a number is 1 plus half that number.
What is a quantity that added to “half a number” gives the number? What do you add to 0,5 to make 1?
The other half.
So we go back to the original statement: “a number is 1 plus half that number” and change it to “a number is half that number plus half that number”.
If you go back and forth between the two you may notice that one the one side there is “1” and on the other “half that number”.
$1 is half the cost, what is the total cost?
We leave the last step to the readers.
Nothing because I would punch the nerd bookseller and take the book rather than answer a riddle
$1 + 50% tip = 1.50
