| Nobody cares the angle of a kite in the air | | | | the puzzle making it much easier to remember. |
| in conjunction with a tree. There is not a | | | | No longer will you have to memorize some |
| profession in the world that is going to | | | | formula to learn, as the visual will stick |
| require you to know this. It is impossible to | | | | with you. |
| go through math without doing equations, and | | | | |
| the same can be said in regards to financial | | | | Here is an example of one of the puzzles you |
| literacy. But the equations in "Money | | | | will see in the book: |
| Puzzles" book do apply to the real world. | | | | |
| | | | A consultant worked for one company for $60 |
| Each problem within this book involves | | | | per hour. Later she worked for a second |
| critical thinking, problem solving, and some | | | | company for $40 per hour. She earned the same |
| sort of financial literacy. Each of these | | | | amount of money in both jobs. What is her |
| puzzles can be applied to a multitude of | | | | average hourly rate for those two jobs? |
| professions, especially in the business | | | | |
| world. You will find a collection of tricky | | | | For this particular question, you have three |
| practical puzzles that deal with money, which | | | | options: less than $50 per hour, exactly $50 |
| is certainly something that everyone applies | | | | per hour, or more than $50 per hour. Many |
| into their daily lives. | | | | times people would assume that the answer is |
| | | | exactly $50 per hour because it is in between |
| Another problem with most mathematical | | | | $40 and $60. But in actuality, the answer to |
| equations is that they are almost impossible | | | | this question is less than $50 as she would |
| to remember, making it difficult to apply to | | | | have made $48 per hour. Surprisingly, less |
| the real world. With "Money Puzzles," you are | | | | than 10% of participants give the right |
| given puzzles that you have to solve. This | | | | answer to this question. |
| allows you to paint a visual in your head of | | | | |