text: ### Bat and ball Puzzler
  
  Together a bat and a ball costs \$1.10
  
  If the bat costs \$1.00 more than the ball, What are the costs per each bat and ball?
  
  Ball \$__________ Bat \$__________ Total \$__1.10___
  
  ### Fast Thinking
  
  At first glance or impulse, the simple subtraction of \$1.10 - .10 1.00 might indicate the cost of the ball is 10 cents.
  
  But, wait, slow down a bit. If the bat is one dollar more than the .10 cent ball this means the bat alone would cost \$1.10 which is incorrect because \$1.20 exceeds the total, combined expenditure for bat and ball.
  
  Ball \$____.10______ Bat \$___1.10_______ Total \$___1.20___??
  
  Correct solution is the ball costs
  
  ### Slow - Critical - Thinking
  
  Since the bat costs one dollar MORE than the ball, the cost of the ball is .05, and at one dollar more, the bat is \$1.05.
  
  Ball \$_____.05_____ Bat \$____1.05______ Grand Total \$____1.10___