Brain Teaser: How Much Does A Pear Cost?

[v1rus]

If an Apple Costs 40 Cent, a Banana Costs 60 Cents, And a Grapefruit Costs 80 Cent.
How Much Does A Pear Cost?

 

[mhsabir]

[font="'courier new'"]Apple = 40 cents, grapefruit = 80 cents
So, Grapefruit = Apple + Apple
Grapefruit - Apple = Apple
Dividing both sides by pear,[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]grapefruit apple = apple
----------- - ------- -------
pear pear pear[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]gfruit - apple apple
------- = -------
pear pear[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]now we all know apple is a fruit, so apple = fruit, hence gfruit = gapple[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]therefore[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]gapple - apple apple
------- = -------
pear pear[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]gapple(pear)- apple = apple
-------------------- -------
pear pear[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]now multiplying both sides by pear[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]gapple(pear)- apple = apple
gapple(pear) = apple + apple[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]now we know apple + apple = 2 * apple[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]gapple(pear) = 2 * apple[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]dividing both sides by apple[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]g(pear) = apple[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]pear = apple
--------
g[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]now we know g = grams.[/font]
[font="'courier new'"]so the cost of a pear is based on the grams of the apple you have, so let us know the weight of the apple you have and then we can calculate the price of the pear.... [/font]

 

[Nishant]

:worthy:

 

[mhsabir]

20 cents for a vowel and thus a pear cost 40 cents

Moving part of your post below .
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Though I feel my answer is correct as well ffended: :numbness: eaceful: