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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Riddle answer needed please
U saw a shirt for 97.00, and since you don't have enough cash, you borrowed 50.00 from your mother and 50.00 from your father which will give you 100.11. Since the shirt is 97.00 that will give you 3.00 change which you give 1.00 to your mother and 1.00 to your father and keep the other 1.00 to yourself. You now owe your mother and father both 49.00 which means 49.00 + 49.00 = 98.00 plus the 1.00 you kept for yourself gives you a total of 99.00. Where's the missing 1.00?
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This is a riddle that is asked in lots of different forms and is always leaving that unit. It is only a riddle because of the way it is presented. It's all in the wording.
- This is a riddle that is asked in lots of different forms and is always leaving that unit.
- It is only a riddle because of the way it is presented.
- It's all in the wording.
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This is a riddle that is asked in lots of different forms and is always leaving that unit. It is only a riddle because of the way it is presented. It's all in the wording.
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Dear Anon
In the course of my life I have tried to explain this puzzle a number of times but I've never managed to get anyone to say "Oh, I see!"
The problem lies with the phrase "plus the 1.00" in the last but one sentence. Why are you adding the 1.00 to the money that you still owe your mother and father? Of the money you owe them, that is the 1.00 that you don't have
In the course of my life I have tried to explain this puzzle a number of times but I've never managed to get anyone to say "Oh, I see!"
The problem lies with the phrase "plus the 1.00" in the last but one sentence. Why are you adding the 1.00 to the money that you still owe your mother and father? Of the money you owe them, that is the 1.00 that you don't have
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Lets arrange it by flows into your pocket:
Borrowed from Mom: +50
Borrowed from Dad: +50
Total borrowed: +100
Paid for Shirt: -97
Repaid Mom: -1
Repaid Dad: -1
Total (re)paid: -99
The difference is (i.e, the missing 1.00)
Borrowed from Mom: +50
Borrowed from Dad: +50
Total borrowed: +100
Paid for Shirt: -97
Repaid Mom: -1
Repaid Dad: -1
Total (re)paid: -99
The difference is (i.e, the missing 1.00)
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you owe each of your parents $1.50... reason: each of them owns half of the dollar that you have kept as well as the $49 that you owe for the shirt...
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KNOW WHAT YOU OWE, AND KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD RETURN!!! My explanation to the $97 shirt problem.
Let us say you returned $2 to your dad and $1 to your mum. You then owe them $48 and $49 respectively. Add the amount you owe and it equals the amount you paid for the shirt, which is $97. Nothing is wrong here.
By returning $1 each to you parents will result in the situation where you
Let us say you returned $2 to your dad and $1 to your mum. You then owe them $48 and $49 respectively. Add the amount you owe and it equals the amount you paid for the shirt, which is $97. Nothing is wrong here.
By returning $1 each to you parents will result in the situation where you
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Your confusing the debt that was repaid with the amount that was paid for the shirt. It should look more like this
Borrowed from Mom: +50
Borrowed from Dad: +50
Total borrowed: +100
Repaid Mom: -1
Repaid Dad: -1
Total (re)paid: -2
Piad for shirt 97
total kept 1
total still owe -98
-98+-2 =-100
Borrowed from Mom: +50
Borrowed from Dad: +50
Total borrowed: +100
Repaid Mom: -1
Repaid Dad: -1
Total (re)paid: -2
Piad for shirt 97
total kept 1
total still owe -98
-98+-2 =-100
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after reading all these explanations it makes sense but when I try and explain it to someone I cant make it make sense. very frustrating lol
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Dear anonymous, that answer is wrong because if you owe your parents 49.00 each and also owe them 1.50 each that will be a total of 101.00
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BESTTTT answer I've read so far, you actually made it understandable 1
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