Help with this stupid problem puzzle going around on g/f facebook

[LordVader]

BRIEFING TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: You're in Dortmund and you want to buy lots of jagaarbombs, cheap netto ameretto and an uncle toms dinner. Its the end of the month and you are poor so you borrow €50 euros from CC2 and €50 euros from CC3. You only spend €97 euros on jagaarbombs and netto goodies so you give cc2 €1 and cc3 €1 and keep a €1 for you. This means you now owe them€49 euros. So... €49 euros and €49 euros = €98 plus the €1 euro you kept where is the missing €1?

 

[Duff-Man]

Not another one of these...

You're adding instead of subtracting the pound you kept. It's always the same.

 

[Maccy]

O god not this again...

 

[lrlcr]

It's in your pocket.

You've borrowed $98 as it says, you've spend $97 on booze and $1 is left over.

 

[pingwing]

Op has a g/f? Pics or it didn't happen

 

[horrorwood]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_dollar_paradox

 

[RomanNose]

Dump your girlfriend, she is clearly not that bright and her brain could probably be substituted for a pigs brain.

 

[memyselfandi]

This is what, the third thread with had with this expressed in different ways in the last few months ...

There isn't a missing €1 ...

€1 was returned to each of them hence the loan is now 2x49 instead of 2x50.

2x49 = 98 = 97 (paid for booze) + 1 (you kept)

The 100 no longer comes into it and the 1 you pocketed is part of the 98 not added to it.

 

[Rich_L]

STFU AND GET BACK IN THE KITCHEN WENCH

should be the advised answer in this scenario.

 

[Vonhelmet]

I'm going to draw up a png with some t accounts one of these days and just post it in every thread like this.

 

[twist3d0n3]

Dump your girlfriend, she is clearly not that bright and her brain could probably be substituted for a pigs brain.

just like your mums!

oh no he di'nt!

 

[Nitefly]

Dump your girlfriend, she is clearly not that bright and her brain could probably be substituted for a pigs brain.

:/

 

[Jono8]

What? It isnt even a problem.

You had £100

You spent £97

You therefore had £3 left.

You paid £1 onto each credit card, leaving you with £1

You still owe the credit card companies £98.

What is the problem?

 

[LordVader]

Well we are both still lost even with everyone answers lol. Off to the brain clinic toms for a swap over

 

[A.N.Other]

Jesus not this again

 

[horrorwood]

Guys I think you are all wrong, the OP has obviously found a way to obtain free money.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

I see dumb people.

 

[Cosimo]

What have we done to deserve this again. Answers on a postcard....

 

[A.N.Other]

What have we done to deserve this again. Answers on a postcard....

Good that we can buy it with our free £/€/$, isn't it?

 

[semi-pro waster]

BRIEFING TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: You're in Dortmund and you want to buy lots of jagaarbombs, cheap netto ameretto and an uncle toms dinner. Its the end of the month and you are poor so you borrow €50 euros from CC2 and €50 euros from CC3. You only spend €97 euros on jagaarbombs and netto goodies so you give cc2 €1 and cc3 €1 and keep a €1 for you. This means you now owe them€49 euros. So... €49 euros and €49 euros = €98 plus the €1 euro you kept where is the missing €1?

You're adding an extra €1 into the equation when it doesn't belong.

Let's go through this in order
1) You borrow €50 from CC2 and €50 from CC3 so that's €100 total available
2) You spend €97 on various goods
3) You return €1 to CC2 leaving you with an outstanding debt of €49 to them, at the same time you also return €1 to CC3 and again you've got an outstanding debt of €49 with them so you are indebted to a total of €98 (i.e. €49*2)
4) Hopefully you're with me so far because the €1 that you've "kept" for yourself is simply the difference between what you owe i.e. €98 and what you've spent i.e. €97.
5) No money has been "lost", nothing exciting has happened except that the way the question is worded is meant to make you think that there's an increase in money somehow.