Ticked off at the clever bartender, the infinite line of mathematicians returns to the bar determined to outsmart her this time. They decide to make their orders such that the bartender will not be able to leave like last time, but they also don't want to drink more than one beer each (they're all driving home). Also, they hope to trick her by making sure their orders approach 0, just like they did last time. What order does each of the mathematicians make?
Unitary Method
The word “unitary” comes from the word “unit”, which means a single and complete entity. In this method, we find the value of a unit product from the given number of products, and then we solve for the other number of products.
Speed, Time, and Distance
Imagine you and 3 of your friends are planning to go to the playground at 6 in the evening. Your house is one mile away from the playground and one of your friends named Jim must start at 5 pm to reach the playground by walk. The other two friends are 3 miles away.
Profit and Loss
The amount earned or lost on the sale of one or more items is referred to as the profit or loss on that item.
Units and Measurements
Measurements and comparisons are the foundation of science and engineering. We, therefore, need rules that tell us how things are measured and compared. For these measurements and comparisons, we perform certain experiments, and we will need the experiments to set up the devices.
![Ticked off at the clever bartender, the infinite line of mathematicians returns to the
bar determined to outsmart her this time. They decide to make their orders such that
the bartender will not be able to leave like last time, but they also don't want to drink
more than one beer each (they're all driving home). Also, they hope to trick her by
making sure their orders approach 0, just like they did last time. What order does
each of the mathematicians make?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb0392fdd-322d-4072-95c2-a19142cdd666%2Fbb6e0ee0-da4f-4872-990a-b495827e8db1%2F7s9kz8a_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
![An infinite line of mathematicians walks into a bar. The first mathematician orders a beer. The second mathematician orders 1/2 of a
beer. The third mathematician orders 1/4 of a beer. "Idiots!" cried the bartender. In order to outsmart the mathematicians and not have
to serve an infinite line, what did the bartender do before going home?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb0392fdd-322d-4072-95c2-a19142cdd666%2Fbb6e0ee0-da4f-4872-990a-b495827e8db1%2Fw1wobm_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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