Topic: Problems on which Algebra is not your friend. (by Ron Purewal - 10th Jan, 2013)
Question: At a restaurant, a group of friends ordered four entrées and three appetizers at a total cost of 89 dollars. The prices if the seven items, in dollars, were all different integers, and every entrée cost more than every appetizer. What was the price, in dollars, of the most expensive appetizer?
(1) The most expensive entrée cost 16 dollars.
(2) The least expensive appetizer cost 9 dollars.
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Problems on which you need not to proceed with algebraic equations (by 'the' Ron Purewal)
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