How good is Sup Forums at math?
How good is Sup Forums at math?
It would cost $1 plus 50 cents
$2.
This is low-tier shit.
Get the fuck out of here.
You're demanding a discrete answer, but describing it as a series that converges on 2, yet never reaches it. It's Asymptotic.
This doesn't test intelligence, it just makes people argue. Go away.
$1.30. i put it in microwave time, convert it faggot.
(1+(1/x))^x
what do I win?
Just answer and gtfo.
Let game be represented by y
Let It be represented by x
First, find y
y=1+x/2
Next, find x
x=2y-2
Substitute and solve
x=2(1+x/2)-2
x=2+x-2
x=x
Since that is a true statement, there are many solutions.
$2.
>kill yourself.
Only right answer
I literally just did, but I'll elaborate
There are two common answers, and it depends on your definition of "Price."
The first definition keeps "Price" equal to $1.00, no matter what. If that's your definition, then the final cost is $1.50. In other words, there's a difference between "Price" and final cost.
The second definition has no such difference. "Price" and the final cost are the same, so it becomes an iterative series.
Wait, shit, I messed up a tad bit. It does not converge on 2, it diverges to infinity.
So, Iteration 1: 1.50
It2: 1.50+(1.50/2) = 2.25
It3: 2.25+(2.25/2)
It4: (2.25+(2.25/2)) + ((2.25+(2.25/2))/2)
It5: ((2.25+(2.25/2)) + ((2.25+(2.25/2))/2)) + (((2.25+(2.25/2)) + ((2.25+(2.25/2))/2))/2)
So, by Iteration 5 we're at...
$5.0625
It's a Diverging Series.
In summation, if you DON'T distinguish between "Price" and final cost, the answer is $1.50. However, since that's rather stupid, if you choose not to distinguish the two you get a diverging sum which goes towards positive infinity.
$$1
1.50
Why can't you just say:
2 / 2 = 1
1 + 1 = 2
If price is 2, half of that is 1, add the stray dollar, you get 2.
It all rounds back to 2. Why does /b want to act/feel smart? It's gradeschool.
Awwwww is someone mad he can't show mom how hard he trolled the chans today?
This explanation actually makes no sense.
>2 / 2 = 1
so the price is 2
>1 + 1 = 2
so the price is now 1...plus half of the old price.
>add the stray dollar
to two...which gives three. even assuming that makes sense, you just recalculate and it starts to diverge again, as the other guy said.
>It's gradeschool.
contrary to popular belief, not all questions can be modeled with grade school arithmetic.
P=1+0.5P
0.5P=1
P=2
QED ya spic
1 + x/2 = x
its fucking impossible you pre-algebra retrds
What kind of game costs one fucking dollar
A game costs ($1+x/2)=x
So x/2=x-1
x=2x-2
2=x
so it's $2, which can be solved using logic as well
Let P be price of the game
P = 1 + (P/2)
P - (P/2) = 1 + (P/2) - (P/2)
P - (P/2) = 1
2[P - (P/2)] = 2(1)
(2P) - P = 2
P = 2
rape game
no idea wtf you're talking about,
it's just $1.50
>This doesn't test intelligence, it just makes people argue. Go away.
you know you just making this math just made peopleargue you wrong, job wrong, rekt, REEEEEEEEEEE, lol, newfag
/thread
i like u pal
(Not him)
It depends what you call the "price", which you can assume to mean $1 or $1 and half that price, which can go on infinitely, but slowly approach $2...
$1
***holy shit my mistake, it clearly diverges (goes on forever and approaches nothing)
>how much does it cost
not the price fucking IDIOT
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not enough information to complete task
please add a value for the following variables:
price
For fucks sake the retards in this thread.
>A game costs $1 + half its price
> price = (1 + price/2)
is the only correct way to interpret the sentence.
The only time this statement is true, is when price = 2.
Any other answer isn't you being smart, an alternative but correct interpretation or anything of the sort. You are simply retarded.
gameprice = 1;
gameprice += gameprice/2;
guess the answer faggot
your life