You saw a shirt for $97. You didn’t have the cash, so you borrowed $50 from your mom and $50 from your dad= $100. You bought the shirt.and had $3 change. You gave your dad $1 and your mom $1 and kept the other $1 for yourself. Now you owe your mom $49 and your dad $49. 49+49 = 98 + your $1 = 99. Where is the missing $1?
I fail to see the "wtf" ?
the 1 isn't "missing" ...
50 + 50 = 100
100 - 97 = 3 spare; you then pay back 1 $ to each parent, you owe them 49 still in total.
You then calculate that the "value" ought to be what you owe + your 1$ you kept, no the value you need to calculate is the 97 + 1 (dad) +1 (mom) +1 (your pocket).
Going the route you did is comparing apples to the tasty-factor of navel fuzz.
Who cares about a missing dollar, you spent $100 on a freaking shirt?!?! :p
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There is no missing dollar. You paid down a liability by 1 dollar each and now you owe 98 dollars. You need 49 for one, and 48 for the other (you already have the $1).
You simply neglected to distribute the additional dollar. If you paid mom or dad the extra dollar, you would owe as I have said above.
edit: I realized I made a buncha typos
Last edited by Stewie007; 11-06-2011 at 05:27 PM.
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Bad math.
Owe $100.
Give each back $1.
Now owe $98.
$49 + $49 = $98.
No "missing dollar" here.
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start with 10 apples, and you take away 3 apples, how many apples do you have?
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Shirt cost $97.
Borrow $100.
Borrow - Shirt = $3 change.
Keep $1.
Give each back $1.
Now owe $98.
Now, $98 + $1 = $99. <- missing dollar
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Borrow $100.Shirt cost $97.
Borrow $100.
Borrow - Shirt = $3 change.
Keep $1.
Give each back $1.
Now owe $98.
Now, $98 + $1 = $99. <- missing dollar
Pay for shirt, $97.
You now have $3.
Keep $1, give away $2.
$0.
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Bad math. $49 + $49 + the two dollars you gave back to them = $100
The way its written just tries to mislead people into thinking along with the bad math, even though it doesn't make any sense and has no purpose.
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