This is a brain teaser and this is all the information you are given. I am sure that there is a simple answer, but I can't figure this out. There is no information about the weight of each steak.
A man, buying steaks for his restaurant, approached a butcher. "How many steaks do you have for sale?" The butcher answered, "I have 25 steaks for sale." "And how much are they?" "The steaks are $6 a piece, if I pick them out, "the butcher said, "and $8 a piece if you pick them out." How did the buyer get the best deal for his money?
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The man should buy all 25 steaks for $6.00 a piece.
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I would buy them all for $150 @ $6 each and go home.
To find the best deal for his money, the buyer needs to determine whether it is better to let the butcher pick out the steaks or for him to pick them out himself. Let's break down the information provided to analyze this brain teaser:
1. The butcher has 25 steaks for sale.
2. The price per steak is $6 if the butcher picks them out and $8 if the buyer picks them out.
To solve this brain teaser, we need to calculate the total cost in each scenario.
If the buyer lets the butcher pick out the steaks:
The butcher has 25 steaks available, and each steak costs $6. So, the total cost would be 25 * $6 = $150.
If the buyer picks out the steaks himself:
Here, we need to consider the price per steak, which is $8. However, since the buyer is picking out the steaks, he can select the best ones, presumably the best quality or largest ones, which may be more valuable than the average steak. So, the buyer will need to determine how many steaks he needs to pick out to make it worth paying $8 per steak.
To find the breakeven point, we can start with the total cost from the butcher's scenario ($150) and then divide by the price difference per steak ($8 - $6 = $2). This gives us $150 / $2 = 75.
Therefore, if the buyer chooses to pick out 75 steaks, the total cost would be equal to the butcher's scenario ($150). However, if the buyer picks out more than 75 steaks, he will have a better deal for his money.
In summary, the buyer gets the best deal for his money if he picks out more than 75 steaks.