Today's Brain Teaser - 12/26/2007 (10)

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Fred went to a hardware store in Boston with Alex, Ben and George.

He noted that a hammer cost ten times as much as a screwdriver and a power saw cost ten times as much as a hammer.

The storekeeper said that Ben could buy a power saw, George could buy a screw driver and Alex could buy a hammer.

Based on this what would the storekeeper let Fred buy?

 

[_MightyMouse_]

Fred could buy whatever he wanted...

 

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Fred could buy whatever he wanted...

Correct!

Fred could buy all three (the power saw, hammer and screw driver) since he had $111 with him (a $1 bill-George Washington, a $10 Alexander Hamilton, and a $100 bill-Ben Franklin).

Boston is in the USA and therefore uses the US currency just described.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's!

 

[dgates80]

Fred could buy whatever he wanted...

Unless Fred was a DC crack head, in which case he would use his gun and steal all three along with the cash in the register.