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michaelh16

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Nomad

Posted October 14, '08 10:24pm UTC

if you were given the oppurtunity to choose a million dollars, or 1 penny doubled every day for a month. what 1 would you choose? the million for 1 big quik lump sum, or the penny for a slow process that can quickly become a big amount.

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zanderthaw

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Nomad

Posted October 14, '08 10:28pm UTC

lol *yawns* thats easy 2nd one...

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Kanos

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Nomad

Posted October 14, '08 11:08pm UTC

After a month, you would have over a billion dollars or something. Wasnt this question on the Cloverfield movie?

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Kipdon

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Peasant

Posted October 15, '08 9:30pm UTC

the penny because pennies are good for eating, they contain good fiber

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BumplemuffinBaker

332 posts

Nomad

Posted October 15, '08 10:24pm UTC

the second choice, definitely. I worked out this problem on a calculator and you get way more money if you pick the second option.

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shayneii

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Posted October 15, '08 10:33pm UTC

Definitely the second option... is this supposed to be some kind of a trick question?

It's not a matter of "are you smart with your finances?" but a matter of if you can do simple math on a calculator;