IS THIS A TICK QUESTION?
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| Posted by: zeryx 20-Aug-2006, 10:51 AM |
| A supermarket paid the following prices for items to sell on their delicatessen counter, how much should the HAM cost? CHEDDAR £11.00 CHICKEN £ 2.01 EDAM £15.00 SALMON £10.50 HAM £ ? |
| Posted by: dundee 21-Aug-2006, 07:54 AM |
| dam that is some expensive cheese....... of course i am from wisconsin..... dont know what edam is ........ and what i that fun mark in front of the price? IS THIS A TICK QUESTION? |
| Posted by: TheCarolinaScotsman 21-Aug-2006, 09:33 AM |
| Uh...we don't get the ham separate. The hog costs $100 to $150 depending on the weight. That includes everything, even the squeal. |
| Posted by: stevenpd 21-Aug-2006, 11:36 AM |
| Whatever anyone is willing to pay for it after including processing, administrative fees and taxes. The difference is the profit. |
| Posted by: zeryx 21-Aug-2006, 03:28 PM |
| Cheddar and Edam are both cheeses. This isn't a trick question no  it's one that was set by Mensa ... my son and I spent much of yesterday trying to work out the answer, but got nowhere ... I was hoping somone here had a mind that could understand how to calculate the answer |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 21-Aug-2006, 06:33 PM |
It doesn't matter, I don't like ham.   |
| Posted by: zeryx 22-Aug-2006, 12:18 AM |
 I wasn't asking that   I must admit it's a relief that Matthew and I are not the only ones who can't work this out!  |
| Posted by: TheCarolinaScotsman 22-Aug-2006, 05:33 AM |
| There's not enough information for a "real world" answer, so it has to be a "trick" question. I'll take a HUGE guess and say 7.70. |
| Posted by: sisterknight 22-Aug-2006, 10:30 AM |
| i think that each letter has a numeric value that when it's added up gives you these amounts....just don't ask me how much each letter is worth!!!! |
| Posted by: Eiric 23-Oct-2006, 03:40 AM |
| CHEDDAR £11.00 CHICKEN £ 2.01 EDAM £15.00 SALMON £10.50 HAM £ ? E D A has a high value Let's say E's 3 H is 1.2 D is 2 C is 1 R is 2 A.1.8 Than go on and count - it's not correct, but if you try it over ansd over you'll get there sometime soon... |
| Posted by: Lady of the Loch 23-Oct-2006, 04:57 AM |
| I agree with Carolina Scotsman, I can't see how to come up with a answer with the information given. Let us know when you find out though! |
| Posted by: Roberto Phoenix 03-Nov-2006, 11:22 PM |
| I believe the mark is the mark for the english pound. Just double the number for a close American price. |
| Posted by: Roberto Phoenix 03-Nov-2006, 11:25 PM |
| A pound of ham in my town would go for about 2.5 English pounds or about $5.00 here. Free biscuits included on Sunday |
| Posted by: zeryx 04-Nov-2006, 05:16 AM |
| The £ is the symbol for UK sterling currency yes ... but it is irrelevant in this question, it could be a $ just as easily. I've still not sussed it though  |
| Posted by: stevenpd 04-Nov-2006, 10:28 AM |
| This one was driving me nuts so I found the answer, where else, but on the net. |
| Posted by: zeryx 04-Nov-2006, 06:04 PM |
| ROFLMAO I tried that too but didn't manage to locate the answer! |
| Posted by: stevenpd 04-Nov-2006, 07:50 PM |
| It seems that I need to prove it. So here's the answer and the question. Don't scroll down if you don't want to see the answer and the original source question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And the answer is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6) £10.00. Total the Roman numerals in each food to get the price in pence. Found here: http://www.mensa.org.uk/brainteasers/August%202006.html |
| Posted by: Lady of the Loch 04-Nov-2006, 08:29 PM |
| I would have never thought of doing that |
| Posted by: zeryx 05-Nov-2006, 04:30 AM |
| Wow I'd never have got that one!!!! |
| Posted by: stevenpd 05-Nov-2006, 10:23 AM |
| Here's the explanation: cheddar: C = 100 D = 500 D = 500 _______ 1100 equals £11.00 chicken: C = 100 I = 1 C = 100 _______ 201 equals £2.01 edam: D = 500 M = 1000 ________ 1500 equals £15.00 salmon: L = 50 M = 1000 ________ 1050 equals £10.50 ham: M = 1000 ________ 1000 equals £10.00 Fortunately it is in current currency. It would have been more complicated in the old currency. Where there was 12 pence to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. Therefore, 240 pence to a pound. A substantial difference. Such is the difference between base 10 and base 12 numeral systems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling |
| Posted by: zelan 13-Dec-2006, 06:52 AM |
| Haha! I was going to say $18.99 there must be some kind of graduational guestioning to come to that conclusion of counting Roman numerical values in each word. Otherwise who could have known? |