where'd the dollar go?...

[baaudio]

i posted this on my facebook to see if anyone i know could figure it out. i couldnt figure that out. then got that "oh im an idiot" feeling lol

Edited March 1, 2012 by baaudio

[irpirate]

lol answer is posted in here.

[412 CVX]

Shirt = $97

Mom = $1

Dad = $1

You = $1

Total = $100

No missing dollar.

bingo

[Hotdog]

The point is you borrowed $50.00 from mom and $50.00 from dad

how you spent it and what you have left means nothing because you had the whole $100.00

if you gave mom $1.00 and Dad $1.00 then you owe Mom $49.00 and Dad $49.00

[uhoh_45]

It's not bad math. You owe the parents $98, not $100.

YOU ALREADY GAVE THEM $2

No missing dollar.

it is bad math look at my post above

[Jaloosk]

It's not bad math. You owe the parents $98, not $100.

YOU ALREADY GAVE THEM $2

No missing dollar.

it is bad math look at my post above

It's not bad math, because you're comparing what you currently owe to what you originally borrowed. You still owe them $98. The error is in the comparison, not the math.

Edited March 1, 2012 by Jaloosk

[uhoh_45]

no its you not giving them the 1 when you do the math and forget to give 50 cents to each parent when you forgot to add it into the total

you keep that 3 $ till your ready to pay them back..

so we give

mom 48.5

dad 48.5 +

-----------------

=97

now we add that 3$ to the problem

i give mom 1 $ 1+48.5= 49.5

i give dad 1$ 1+48.5= 49.5

so now there left with 99$ and i have 1$ now heres where it gets tricky again, i take that 1 $ and a divide it by 2

so 1 /2 = .50$

so now we take that .50 and add that to moms and we get 50$ to mom and 50$ to dad and problem is solved

Edited March 1, 2012 by uhoh_45

[Mario928]

LOL its wrong you forgot to add taxes. I win

[Jaloosk]

no its you not giving them the 1 when you do the math and forget to give 50 cents to each parent when you forgot to add it into the total

you keep that 3 $ till your ready to pay them back..

so we give

mom 48.5

dad 48.5 +

-----------------

=97

now we add that 3$ to the problem

i give mom 1 $ 1+48.5= 49.5

i give dad 1$ 1+48.5= 49.5

so now there left with 99$ and i have 1$ now heres where it gets tricky again, i take that 1 $ and a divide it by 2

so 1 /2 = .50$

so now we take that .50 and add that to moms and we get 50$ to mom and 50$ to dad and problem is solved

Dude, let it go. You're saying exactly what I'm saying, but in different words.

[412 CVX]

LOL its wrong you forgot to add taxes. I win

WINNING!!!