Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for April 23, 2023

I dare someone to answer the question

Nate does make a good point Mr Math Teacher Who I Forgot The Name Of

B+ tier, good point by Nate with an okay joke

Ok, so I’m the math nerd who is solving this for no reason. 10% off 3150 is 2835. For 5.5% sales tax: (2835)(1.055) = 2990.93. Amount left: 3000 – 2990.93 = 9.08. So Bob has enough with $9.08 to spare.

10% off of 3150 is 2835. 2835 × 105.5% = 2990.93. Bob has enough.

I’m inclined to agree with Nate on this one. B+

This is my brain on a regular basis.

Good math skills, fellow commenters! Nate is more focused on reality. https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/1997/01/05

honestly i;m nate in situations like these but i don’t right that down

Nate is a born storyteller. He needs to study journalism.

Nice mental gymnastics, Nate.

10/10 really funny comic.

Do you? Professor.

He’s got a point. (Says the guy who has never been married.)

Knew a couple that spent a fortune on a wedding and were dead broke 6 months later. Marriage lasted that long!!

Too many tourists in Hawaii, choose another, less peoply place

My wife bought her own ring, she was working for a jewelry chain: Cost + 10% or about 1/5 retail.

These kinds of strips are the best

First of all, why does Nate always think he’ll get points for this?

Second, it’s $3,150 × 0.9 = $2,835, then $2,835 plus 5.5% of $2,835, which comes out to about $2,990.92. So the answer is yes, but he’ll have pretty much no money left.

Math tests: the perfect place to rant.

Nate is so lame

If you don’t want a story for an answer, don’t call it a ‘story problem’.

Don’t EVER get married, Nate.

No. It’s also a test in the Philosophy of purchasing gifts. Though he should also have given the dollar answer also….

I think Nates jealous of Bob and Debbie being together

He’s got enough left to get a Venti Latte at Starbucks

Nate may have not done the math or answered the question, but he sure has the correct answer on how to spend the money.

The flow of this Sunday strip is spot-on perfect, punchline perfectly delivered.

All that writing was, to Nate, easier than just saying: “I don’t have the slightest idea”…………

A lily pad on a pond doubles is size each day. It takes 30 days to cover the pond. How many days will it takes two such lily pads, doing the same thing, to cover the pond? (it’s not 15)

$3000 might get them TO Hawaii, but that’s about it.

Word problems should get word answers.

i once took a trip to canada for a week with only 1500 or so

No AI ChatPT app could write something this brilliant. A+! In English. D in Math. At least he knew it might be a rip off.

that’s how I solved geometry tests where I had to “prove” how I got my answer.

Gotta love making word problems realistic. They never make sense.

6th grade maths for those with difficulties. 5th and 6th graders are the preponderance of Nate’s audience.

This is a similar style to a Sunday strip he did a while back where Nate also tried to reason on a math test.

I mean, Nate DOES have a point, ngl. But I’m not wasting my energy just to solve some math problem.

Strip rating: 9/10 Why are the Sundays always more funny than the daily strips?

Somewhat funny for once.

Bob can afford it, as well as bus fare home. (Not enough left to buy gas.)

https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/1997/01/05 he did it again lol

Ironically enough, $3000 actually is a cheap ring. Apparently the average amount people spend on engagement rings is $5000 – $7000

There isn’t actually enough information given to solve this problem. You also need to know how greedy the state/county/municipality is. The issue:

So the tax could be rounded up, or down, or even way up.So Bob is going to wind up with a ring, nine dollars, and (probably) seven, eight, or maybe six cents.

Actually, it could be uncertain even if it were 5% sales tax, as it could be split between multiple government who all want their piece rounded up.

It depends on the assumptions. If the taxing authority insists on taxing the fair market value of $3150, the sales tax would be 5.5% of $3150, or $173.25. 90% of $3150 is $2835. He would need $2835 + 173.25 to purchase the ring in that case, or $3008.25. Unless he can haggle with the store, or come up with alternate financing, he doesn’t get the ring (stupid taxes!)

10% of 3,150=315, 3,150-315=2,835, + 5.5% sales tax, so the answer is about $2,990.92 cents, so yea, its enough, but he will not really have much money afterwards

In case anyone cares, Bob’s going to have around $9.07 left. Which results in the ring being the cost of $2990.93

Imma say it. 10/10. This is Big Nate at its best. Nate’s logic is true and you see where he’s coming from, but also he’s just not answering the question.

10/10 Love it when Nate shows he’s not an idiot, just thinks differently.

No, I do not

In their math class, he gives out questions that are impossible to answer. If you want to see what I mean, read Big Nate: Flips Out.

5.5 tax!? im jealous…

Sure thing! Let’s break it down step by step:

Calculate the sale price: The ring is 10% off, so the discount is:

Discount=3150×0.10=315 bucksSo, the sale price is:

Sale price=3150−315=2835 bucksCalculate the final price including sales tax: The sales tax is 5.5%, so the tax amount is:

Tax amount=2835×0.055=155.925 bucksSo, the final price is:

Final price=2835+155.925=2990.925 bucksCompare with Bob’s budget: Bob has 3000 bucks to spend, so:

Remaining money=3000−2990.925=9.075 bucksYes, Bob can afford the ring, and he will have approximately 9.08 bucks left.

Feel free to ask if you’d like me to help with anything else.