x = 1 + x/2
2x = 2 + x
x = 2
Also, if applied recursively, it approaches 2:
(x/2)+1
Is this a philosophical question, or a riddle answered by “$2”?
Riddle on the griddle but we got much math
In common commercial english, i would read that as “this merchant will offer to trade any of the books for an amoumt of currency equal to half the book’s cover price plus $1.”
Such vagueness also suggests sufficient informality that the merchant may either accept seperate offers or veto the general rule on a case-by-case basis.
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I could see where the wordage could make it seem like “half of whatever the publisher’s price is, plus a dollar”, like a special book sale, but when written as a formula, the answer is two.
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$1 + 50% tip = 1.50
