Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 days agoA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 days agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squaredon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days agoI 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.
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.