When Math and Money Messes with your Head
November 21, 2011
My sister hit me up with this interesting question, and I felt compelled to share it with you. I’m wondering how many of you will get the right response or end up with a headache.
You have no money, and while walking around the mall you see a shirt for $97.
You borrow $50 from your mother, and another $50 from your father.
$50 + $50 = $100
You buy the shirt for $97, and now have $3 left over.
$100 – $97 = $3
You gave your mother $1, and your father $1, decreasing the amount you owe each to $49.
$49 + $49 = $98
But you still have your $1 left over. Where did the other $1 disappear to?
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Patti
I bought two mini chocolate bars on my way out of the mall and now have two cents left. That won’t last long because, well here’s my two cents.