A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? _____ cents If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets? _____ minutes In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake? _____ days Note: Only 20% of Harvard and 48% of MIT students get all 3 correct. Cheat sheet (Try not to cheat cheat. Don't ruin it by explaining your answers. )
Spoiler: My answers 1. 5 cents 2. 5 minutes 3. 47 days Did not cheat. Will put my answer in a spoiler and then check to see if I got it right
Spoiler: Easy 1. 5 cents 2. 5 minutes 3. 47 days Doesn't seem very hard at all to me at all. I see the common rush mistakes people make but that is just not thinking even 5 seconds.
