Socks
Elementary Brain Teaser - April 22, 2024
In a certain town live 2000 men. Ten percent of these men only wear one sock each day. Of the other 90 percent of the men in the town, half wear two socks each day and half wear none. What is the total number of socks being worn by the men each day in this town?
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