Math puzzle: The Lesser Fool

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In honor of April Fools’ Day, I offer the puzzling case of the Lesser Fool.

In a fictional town, there lived an odd wanderer. People would present him with two amounts of money or goods and ask which is greater. Even though they offered to give him whichever amount he chose, the Fool would always select the smaller one.

People came from afar just to test him. Whatever the currency, whatever the quantities, whatever convoluted form the question took, he picked the amount worth less — and then strolled away cheerfully.

The following are some of the questions the Lesser Fool was asked. Can you get them

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