Comments on: $$ Solve This Puzzle https://phantasmix.com/solve-this-puzzle/ Stock Market and Personal Finance Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: ducati998 https://phantasmix.com/solve-this-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:19:35 +0000 http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3432#comment-4251 Kat,

A good example of “anchoring” which is very common, it is a heuristic after all.

jog on
duc

]]> By: Phantasmix https://phantasmix.com/solve-this-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-4249 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:14:14 +0000 http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3432#comment-4249 Hi Duc,
it took me about 1.5 minutes to figure out they paid $9.33 each, not $9 but I thought it was pretty funny that a lot of people couldn’t solve it. Tested them over the weekend. Granted, there was alcohol involved at the party but still…

]]> By: ducati998 https://phantasmix.com/solve-this-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-4248 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:09:51 +0000 http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3432#comment-4248 Kat,

The 3 men after the $5 refund had paid $25 for the room.
$25/3 = $8.333333 + $1 = $9.333333 * 3 = $28 + $2 = $30

jog on
duc

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