A man decides to buy a nice horse. He pays $600 for it and he is very content with this strong animal. After a year the value of the horse has increased to $700 and he decides to sell the horse. But a few days later he regrets his decision so he buys back the horse again. Unfortunately he has to pay $800 to get it back so he loses $100. After another year of owning the horse he finally decides to sell the horse for $900. What is the overall profit the man makes?
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Straight Line of People
Neal is standing in a straight line of people. Counting from the front, he is the 4th person; and counting from the back he is the 11th person.
How many people are in the line?
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James ordered a fishing rod. Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and the import rules there forbid any package longer than 4 feet to be imported.
The fishing rod is 4 feet and 1 inch, just a little too long, so how can the fishing rod be mailed to James without breaking the rules? The fishing rod has to arrive in one piece.
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