This is driving me mad

LiamC

LiamC

LiamC

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Sorry if its been done before



you want to buy something of the internet that costs £97, you dont have any money. you borrow £50 of Chris and £50 of Ben. You buy what you want and you have £3 pound left, you give them both £1 back and you keep £1 for your self, so you are now due them £49 and £49 ... plus the £1 that you have that is £99 pound where is the missing £1 gone?
 
how thick can anyone be seriously ?

edit : guy above me plays SWTOR too. pretty thick. Pyrotech noob
 
LiamC said:
Sorry if its been done before



you want to buy something of the internet that costs £97, you dont have any money. you borrow £50 of Chris and £50 of Ben. You buy what you want and you have £3 pound left, you give them both £1 back and you keep £1 for your self, so you are now due them £49 and £49 ... plus the £1 that you have that is £99 pound where is the missing £1 gone?
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Not this 'problem' again.

Simply put you are adding up what you HAVE to what you OWE, you can't do that. It's no different to saying "I borrow £5 from Ben, I now owe Ben a fiver and have a fiver so that's a tenner, where's the extra £5 come from?", all you've done is add in an extra step (giving them both back a pound) to reverse the 'problem' into a negative.

What people HAVE in your scenario (at end)
£97 worth of goods (you)
£1 You
£1 Chris
£1 Ben

Total £100

...or

What people OWE in your scenario (at end)
£98 You (to Chris and Ben)
-£49 Chris
-£49 Ben

Total £0

You can't mix figures from one of the above with the other which is what you did.
 
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