Originally posted by Crazy Harry
I'm going to explain this slowly. I don't own ZERO rolls of duck tape, and ZERO times 17 equals ZERO.
while you are correct that zero time 17 is zero, you're forgetting to take into account that just because you don't have them, doesn't mean that they aren't there for you to have. let me rephrase the initial statement: If he owns no duct tape then he pays a fine of 17 cents for every roll of duct tape that is available, that he does not own.
this means that for every unsold roll of duct tape in existence, you owe 17 cents. taking this into consideration, i might suggest you buy a roll, as it would be cheaper to buy one roll of duck tape and pay th 6 cent fine. then you would be able to pass go and collect $200, which would pay for the tape and fine, and then some.
for my advice, there will bea charge of $195. have a nice day.