Missing £

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kostah Jul 31, 2012

You see a £97 shirt, but don't have any cash, so you borrow £50 from your mum & £50 from your dad = £100. You buy the shirt, have £3 change so give mum £1, dad £1, & keep the £1 for yourself, you now owe mum £49, dad £49 so £49 + £49 = £98 & your £1 makes £99 so where is the missing £1 ???
🔥Maybe⌖Katie🔥 Jul 31, 2012

You still have it, meaning £101 has been circulating.
Nalfaria Jul 31, 2012

You are ment to - the £1 you have. Ie 49 + 49 - 1 = £97. The price of the shirt. Why are you ment to minus it? Because if you gave that £ to your Dad you would owe 48 + 49 = 97.
Marilyn Jul 31, 2012

(=•.•=)??
Hmmm... So
In simple terms.

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
ADD MRSOPRANO Jul 31, 2012

Simple. You minus the £1 from the 98 rather than trying to reach £100. You are trying to match the price of the shirt
DC ONE Jul 31, 2012

Marilyn wrote:
(=•.•=)??
Hmmm... So
In simple terms.

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

I love this post
ɆͣƉͩƉͩ∙∘💥🔫ᏚℍʘŦ Jul 31, 2012

Next time u borrow money make sure u get the right amount and then there won't be any confusion over totals

Borrow £48.50 from both mum and dad and then pay for your own bus fare 😃👍
Kaͣrͩaͩs Jul 31, 2012

edd shot wrote:
Next time u borrow money make sure u get the right amount and then there won't be any confusion over totals

Borrow £48.50 from both mum and dad and then pay for your own bus fare 😃👍

Or stop buying shirts that cost £97! Was it made from unicorn hair?
Dunlap2041 Jul 31, 2012

Guys it's so simple you lost a dollar in taxes.
Carpenter Jul 31, 2012

Dunlap2041 wrote:
Guys it's so simple you lost a dollar in taxes.

I hope you're not being legit. But seriously this riddle is so old an is posted all the time...
MˇΦNE¥SK$™ Jul 31, 2012

😓 I'm scared
OneThumbBastard Jul 31, 2012

I'd check the pocket of the shirt. I'll bet that's where you'll find that £. 👍
chicken wing Jul 31, 2012

OneThumbBastard wrote:
I'd check the pocket of the shirt. I'll bet that's where you'll find that £. 👍

👍
🔰ਸᏧᏧ ℜⱥ༏Ҡℴ ц🔰 Jul 31, 2012

You need to break that dollar into .50 cents and pay them. Then you would have paid them each 1.50. Still owing each of them 48.50? Bc 48.50 times 2 is 97. And you have already given back the other 3 dollars.
🔰ਸᏧᏧ ℜⱥ༏Ҡℴ ц🔰 Jul 31, 2012

Just so you know, this question causes me anxiety every time.