Math/problem solving

The last post was a little puzzle on determining tax rates if the computer is not cooperating. This is an old puzzle from back in the early 90’s, so we shouldn’t face this kind of issue today. At least, I hope things have improved. Please see prior post for the description of the puzzle since I will jump…

Suppose you were handed an assignment one day, one which your boss and co-workers could not figure out. They needed to figure out which tax amounts were related to which expenses. For some reason, the computer system dished out a list of numbers with no rhyme or reason or description. The only clue you had…