Spending your money in a bar
Have you ever wondered where your money goes when you've had a
few too many.
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This is not to say that silly spending doesn't occur when too much
alcohol is taken
The chart below shows that depending on where you sit with a group of people
[ in this case you plus 19 friends]
will have an effect on how much you consume and how much it costs.
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The Price of a Pint

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- 20 people go into a bar
- 10 people sit on the left hand side of the pub - They sit at 2 tables,
5 at one table and 5 at another.
- 10 people sit on the right side hand side - They also sit at 2
tables, 6 at one
table and 4 at another.
- All drinks cost 1 euro each
- Each person buys one round of drinks

| 2 tables on the left |
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2 tables on the right |
| Tables |
People |
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Drinks |
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Total |
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Tables |
People |
|
Drinks |
|
Total |
| table A |
5 |
x |
5 |
= |
25 |
|
table C |
4 |
x |
4 |
= |
16 |
| table B |
5 |
x |
5 |
= |
25 |
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table D |
6 |
x |
6 |
= |
36 |
| + Add Totals = |
10 people |
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50 drinks |
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50 euro |
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+ Add Totals |
10 people |
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52 drinks |
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52 euro |
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So the bill for sitting on the left is Different to the bill for people sitting on on the right.
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From the barpersons point of view 2 "Extra" drinks were ordered from the ten people sitting on the right.
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What does this say about the relationship between Addition and Multiplication ?.
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