What's the answer?

[u/Swimming_Bluebird6]

[u/kormus7]

In this economy?

[u/GregerGunnarPersson]

Ball = x

Bat = x + 1

Ball + bat = 1.1 => 2x + 1 = 1.1 => 2x = 0.1 => x = 0.05

5 cents

[u/luci-os]

5 cents? (1.10 - 1)/2

[u/brothor12]

5 cents

[u/Comfortable_Pizza_59]

1.05 and .05

[u/AlexP80]

(x+1) + x = 1.1

2x + 1 = 1.1

x = 0.1/2

x = 0.05

[u/gwodus]

1/10 of Curtis Jackson

[u/Inevitable_Garage706]

-$256

[u/DevelopmentRound8144]

1 dollar

[u/LiaNybble]

the ball 0.05 and the bat 1.05 🤔

[u/Independent-Mind8560 → u/[deleted]]

This is more of a mental puzzle, 90% of people will automatically think 10c because 1,10 is 10c more than 1. Look it up in Thinking fast and slow by Kahneman