Where's the missing dollar? - problem
 

You saw a shirt for $97. You have 0$. So you borrow $50 from your mom, and $50 from your dad. 50+50=100. You buy the shit and have $3 change. You give yor mom $1 and your dad $1 and keep $1 for yourself. You now owe your mom $49 and your dad $49. 49+49=98 plus your $1 = 99. Where's the missing dollar?

paul markham

30 page thread in the works.

you ate it.

The is no extra dollar. You added the wrong numbers together to get $98 because there are really 2 extra dollars. $97 for the shirt + the $1 you kept = $98 The 2 extra dollars went back to your parents

supplier gets arrested for tax evasion and shirts seized as evidence

fuck your dollar

so instead of one extra dollar you get two extra dollars!!! :thumbsup

If you had three loonies instead of just one loonie and one $2 bill, it wouldnt have been an issue. Canadian math is funny.

And the missing dollar is in your pocket. If you borrow $50 from each parent, give them $50 back.

I think Sleazy spent the money on beer.

The dollar you have kept for yourself should not have been added to the money you owe, it should have been subtracted instead.
98-1=97
97 is the worth of the shirt.
the 3 dollars, let's say, if given to ur mom or dad, and you didn't keep anything for you, then you owe them, 48 and 49.
There's no missing dollar.

It's in his pocket, like you said he did the math wrong. And his mom & dad are the ones paying for it.

what's the official over/under for how many pages we'll see in this thread?

I'll go with Mr Pheers. It's in my pocket.

wtf this makes my head hurt. Screw you Sleazy! :)

why are you paying back one parent more then the other? Who do you love more, your Mom or your Dad?

This is a cool spin on a classic problem about attentiveness and perspective. Lots of professors open class with this oldie but goodie. Thanks for reminding me!

Simple, the $98 is the some of $100 less the $2 you already paid back and not the total paid for anything

It's interesting how many ways people break this down. I always go for the easy way.

$97 spent
$1 in my pocket
$2 paid back
Equals $100.

Did you post this "problem" because it stumped you Sleazy?

posted 9:43pm replied 10:49 pm - a little over an hour.......

takes most people with an IQ over 95 about 2-3 mins to figure it out...

now I know you're gona say you weren't on GFY and just saw it, but seriously, come on. We all know that just isn't true. :thumbsup

i failed at maths

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

there is nothing to figure out

you owe your father 49 your mother 49

you have 1$ and a fucking tshirt

me > you

Nobody has made a bankrupsy joke?

The dollar was taken by creditors.

There.. happy now? heh

you know, it's kinda hard to make fun of me on a multi millon dollar bankruptcy years ago that i'm clear of now when you post threads crying about losing $183 to a legitimate charge-back......

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1046600

now THAT is pathetic :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

:1orglaugh


I just got on but you shouldn't post shit that requires any form of thinking after 8 p.m. If you have this 95 IQ or better then add another "n" in gona :2 cents:

It takes my head a few seconds to figure out problems like this, really. I didn't see anything worth commenting about until several people posted their (correct) answers but used a different process than I did. My way just seems easier overall.

Spent $97
Gave back $2 - (Owe $98)
Have $1

Equals the $100 borrowed.

Anyhow, I am just fucking with you with comments like that. We went back and forth a lot over the years and you really pissed me off about one specific thing long ago but none of it is really important. Have a good day.

your assuming I believe my IQ is more then 95......


('your' is misspelled on purpose :P)

Pics of the shirt or it didn't happen

Where was I crying?

FML is just an expression.

Don't take things so personally. You're losing your edge man.

Yes. Thank you. Please drive through. I will hook you up with some free fries.

just busting your balls man, I would be the last to try to correct anyone on grammar as I occasionally suck at it. :thumbsup

Oh so you can make fun of yourself but I can't?

Idiot.

good one, hope all has been well scott :)))

That's $99. You had $100. Where is the missing $1?

anyone who has ever sold anything will figure it out this way , you have a $97 shirt and $1 , meaning you have $98 worth of product, you owe $98 , there never was a missing dollar

hissy fit much?

I understand your bankruptcy now.