It sounds like a harmless riddle, almost too simple to be taken ... Here's the famous question: "A baseball bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ...

because the bat is £1.05 and the ball is 5p.” People were quick to comment on the tricky mathematical riddle, with a number of TikTok users convinced the answer should be 10p, rather than 5p.

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The question of AI and riddles gets more interesting when you look at questions that are designed to throw off human beings. Here's a classic example: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total.