Funeral
The Funeral Stone.Sam died. His willprovided $30,000 for an elaborate funeral. As the last guests departed theaffair, his wife, Sarah turned to her oldest and dearest friend. 'Well, I'msure Sam would be pleased,' she said.'I'm sureyou're right,' replied Jody, who lowered her voice and leaned in close.'How much did this really cost?''All ofit,' said Sarah. 'Thirtythousand,''No!' Jodyexclaimed. 'I mean, it was very nice, but $30,000?'Sarahanswered, 'The funeral was $6,500. I donated $500 to the synagogue. Thewhisky, wine and snacks were another $500. The rest went for the MemorialStone.'Jodycomputed quickly. '$22,500 for a Memorial Stone? My Gosh, how big is it?''Two and ahalf carats.'
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