Mindbender

A: "You're selling melons in pairs," said Mike. "What if I want just seven?"

"They re all the same, so take your pick and I'll be glad to split a pair," Hank replied. "£2 for seven for you, mister, and that gives me the same profit as I normally make on one pair."

Mike smiled. "But what if I take a dozen?"

The old man replied, "I'd want double the profit for that lot, so they d be £3.50 for you."

What was his normal price for a pair?

B: Steve was looking bleary eyed when he appeared for breakfast. "I didn't hear you come in last night," Jane told him. "What time was it?"

The boy smiled. "Not too late, but see if you can work it out," he replied. "The minute hand was right on a minute mark, one minute ahead of the hour hand." What time is it?