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Apur-ee.268 net.math utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!davy Wed Mar 17 18:08:47 1982 So I'm Not a Math Genius

Well, I have been informed (enough, already!) that there is nothing wrong with the previous proof I sent out, however, I still think it is kind of odd to look at the first time around (especially when you're in the 5th grade, which is where I first saw it).

Must've been one of those days...........

Anyway, another cute little thing is the story about the Cowboy who lives in a small town on the Texas/Mexico border. It seems that there is a strange currency situation there, in that:

[1] In the Texas town, a Mexican "dollar" is worth 90 American cents.

[2] In the Mexican town across the border, an American dollar is worth 90 Mexican "cents".

So, this guy goes into the local bar in the Texas town, and orders a 10 cent glass of beer (this is an OLD story). He pays for it with an American dollar bill, and recives a Mexican dollar bill in change. Then, he walks across the border, into the local Mexican bar, and orders another 10 cent glass of beer. He pays for it with the Mexican dollar bill he just recieved, and receives an American dollar bill in change. He then walks back across the border, and gets another beer, paying with the A. dollar, and getting a M. dollar, etc. etc. etc.

Question: Who pays for the beer?

Moral: Visit Sunny Mexico on your vacation.

--Dave Curry ...decvax!pur-ee!davy ...ucbvax!pur-ee!davy

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