“How’s That Again?” Friend, June 1986, 23
How’s That Again?
A man walked up to a counter in a hardware store that advertised that it carried everything that one might need for the home. Picking up an item, he asked the clerk, “How much is this?”
“Twenty-five cents,” the clerk replied.
“Then one hundred would be seventy-five cents?” the customer asked.
“Yes,” answered the clerk.
“I need fifty-seven,” said the customer.
“That will be fifty cents,” the clerk told him.
All the foregoing statements are correct. What item was being purchased?