Thursday, April 5, 2018

10,702. ALGEBRA IN ALGERIA

ALGEBRA IN ALGERIA
Never encapsulate the idea in a simple
phrase, make it always complicated
and form it like an equation : 'John runs
out with Mary through the  midland
markets, and it takes 41 minutes for 
them to arrive at the decision to purchase
12 domanians from the seller of same,
who usually sells perhaps 40 a day,
at 3 Perats each, in that market. At
the adjoining market, they sell for less
but haggling is not allowed. The shrewd
man in this first market, Omar, ends up
after the haggles, still ahead, yet the
buyers feel better. John and Mary buy
9 domanians, and come back for two
more, as they've eaten two already, 
on the way out. How much time, then
did it take them to reach the outer door?
(X equals Perat divided by door).

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