goodo123 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 You see a gun you wana buy but don't have any cash, you borrow 50 from mum and 50 from dad. Gun costs 97. You buy gun and get 3 change. You give mum and dad 1 each back. You now owe mum 49 and dad 49 and you have 1. 49+49=98 ...... 98 + 1 (you have) =99. So where did the other 1 go?...... And yes it is sorta a trick question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) in your pocket... you said you had £3 change, the amount you owe mum and dad was £50 each and you gave them £1 each , owing them £49 each ...so the spare £1 is in your pocket its one of those questions that can have a false answer Edited March 21, 2013 by jasper3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 in your pocket... you said you had £3 change, the amount you owe mum and dad was £50 each and you gave them £1 each , owing them £49 each ...so the spare £1 is in your pocket its one of those questions that can have a false answer i'm with him.it doesn't matter what you still owe,its about what change you've got left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewy1984 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The gun cost 97. So it cost them 48.50 each. You give 1 pound back each, so thats 49.50 = 99 and you have a pound left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 buy a lottery scratchcard ,and u might be able to pay them and have a pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 the £98 is actually -£98 (money owed), so -£98 + £1 (what you have left in your pocket) is the £97 the gun cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnerbob Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The gun cost 97. So it cost them 48.50 each. You give 1 pound back each, so thats 49.50 = 99 and you have a pound left. Wot he said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodo123 Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The bit at the bottom is a false statement, 49+49 does = 98 obviously but your 1 is a debt so it should actually be (49+49) -1= 97 which is debt owed. Or another way is 100= cost of gun + mum + dad + 1. Now 're arrange to be 100-97-1-1=1. Not as the statement sugg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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