Hey there, puzzlers, got something for you from the world of Ferengi education. This question appeared on a recent Ferengi 3rd grade math test. Try your hand at it and see if you are smarter than a Ferengi Third Grader ...
A merchant has a necklace made up of 33 gems worth 65,000 bars of gold pressed latinum.The biggest and most expensive gem is right in the middle of the string of gems. The individual gems start with the cheapest ones at each end. From one end the gems increase in value by 100 bars of gold pressed latinum up to and including the big gem. From the other end the gems increase in value by an even 150 bars of gold presses latinum up to and including the big gem. How much is the largest gem worth?
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