You went shopping with your family and you wanted to buy a $97 sweater. You ask your mom for $50 and your dad for $50. You buy the sweater and get $3 change. You give $1 to your mom and $1 to your dad and keep $1 for yourself. Now you owe your mom $49 and your dad $49 that equals $98 in total plus your dollar making it $99. What happened to the other dollar?
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5 comments:
i think i know the answer..
you're only supposed owe you're mom and dad $48.50 each. So you split the extra dollar into $0.50 making it $49.
is that right?
nope but nice try.
There is no missing dollar. I had $50 from my mom and $50 from my dad. So that adds up to $100 then I paid $97 for the sweater. Then I got $3 for change! I gave mom $1 and I gave dad $1. Then I kept $1 for myself. So the total expendature I made was $100!
STILL CONFUSED?HERE:
sweater = $97
mom = $1
dad = $1
Mine = $1
Total = $100
The confusion about the $2 given to mom and dad can be avoided by tracking down the real money!
IT'S A TRICK QUESTION! IT IS MEANT TO TRICK US!
What nice phrase
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