Sunday, January 6, 2013

Bottomless Mug

I found this glorious sign a few weeks back at Bruegger's Bagels and ended this post with saying I'll work it into a 3 Act.

As promised, here is the 3 Act lesson.

Act 1: My question: How much money could you actually save?
Other popular questions can be found at 101qs.com. I like getting to that initial question because many of the others will be answered along the way.

Act 2 info would look like this for my area, but the cost of a medium sized cup of Bruegger's coffee might be different in your area (for a limited time, of course). Check their website.

Now you know the cost of the mug, but I find the 3 days, 5 days, and 7 days per week (the rate where you live next door) very intriguing. In solving this one, my natural tendency was to round that cup to $1.90. Be careful, that difference could buy you a bagel or two. Anyway, have fun with this one. My wife and I just celebrated the birth of our daughter on New Year's Eve day. I don't drink coffee, but I do enjoy iced tea and this Bottomless Mug Club is starting to look rather appealing now.

Personally, I like the sequel tasks more than the original task. Sequel tasks include:

  • On what day in 2013 would you break even if you get coffee 3 days/week, 5 days/week, everyday?
  • When would be the last day to buy the mug and still save at least $1.89?
  • What could be the prorated price of the mug if bought in January? February? March?... 

Have a sequel to add? Toss it in the comments.

Happy 2013,
1050


49 comments:

  1. Great Find! Love this problem. And I agree the sequels are perfect! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Oh....and CONGRATULATIONS on the new baby! Enjoy every minute!

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  3. This warmed my heart today: A student thought it would be really cool to buy the Bottomless Mug for a homeless person.
    That blew me away! Who says math can't have any soul? Kids can truly be awesome!

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  4. That's so cool! Your story warmed my heart, too. Thanks!

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  5. but what if we look it up and can't find anything hmmm?

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