November/December 2006 CPE Puzzler
 | Confused Bank TellerA confused bank teller transposed the dollars and cents when he cashed a check for Mrs. Smith, giving her dollars instead of cents and cents instead of dollars. After buying a newspaper for 50 cents, Mrs. Smith noticed that she had left exactly three times as much as the original check. What was the amount of the check? |
Answer: The check was for $18.56.
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