Letter to the Editor
Sep. 28, 2016
A math lesson, and a math error
Regarding the otherwise excellent article by Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Henry Allen Mark Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, "Judges think like people, too" (Sept. 21). By Rob Barrett
Regarding the otherwise excellent article by Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Henry Allen Mark Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, "Judges think like people, too" (Sept. 21):
Haha! I made the same mistake as almost everyone else in trying to solve the deceptively simple math problem he described:
"A bat and a ball together cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?"
He notes most people say the ball cos...
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