Maths Riddle

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Johnnytoxic

Johnnytoxic

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You borrow the following money from:

Mum - £50
Dad - £50

You buy a present for £97 and have £3 change from £100

You then split the change, so from the 3 pound coins you give

Mum - £1
Dad - £1
put £1 in the charity box.

So really you have only borrowed from your parents

Mum - £49
Dad - £49
= £98

£98 + that £1 you put in the charity box = £99.

Wheres the other £1 ?? :)
 
erm... you spend £97 on the parents, so thats £48.50 each

you give them another pound each so thats £49.50 each, not £49 each

someone cant do maths :p
 
Nothing is missing. You have essentially borrowed £49 from both parents which makes £98. You chucked a pound away to charity so had £97 left. You spent that on a very expensive present. All the money is accounted for.
 
I HOPE THE CHARITY WAS A NATIVE CHARITY FOR NATIVE CHILDREN :mad:

AND YOU'D BETTER NOT HAVE USED JUSTGIVING :mad: :mad:
 
I don't see a problem?

£49 from each parent = £98

Present was £97 and £1 in charity box.

You've just phrased it to confuse people.

danza said:
You haven't really only borrowed 49 quid from your parents.
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You have effectively only borrowed £49 each. It's just there's no £1 missing. Why even ask where the £1 has gone.

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beaten by Bloomfield
 
I've been told this riddle countless times over the past 10 years. Each time I check the answer on google. I still forget for the next time it comes up. To google!
 
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£2 went to the parents, the other pound went into the charity box. Whilst the present cost £97...

That's not a riddle, that's just stupid.
 
Not to mention oh 'borrowing' from your parents eh? I don't see any mention of getting your parents agreement to this shady wallet-diving activity - what if your parents needed that 100 quid to buy your little kid brother his medicine, and now little Timmy is dying, and all your parents have are two measly pound coins, all so you could buy some silly present!

I don't think you really thought this through, did you?
 
Rich_L said:
Not to mention oh 'borrowing' from your parents eh? I don't see any mention of getting your parents agreement to this shady wallet-diving activity - what if your parents needed that 100 quid to buy your little kid brother his medicine, and now little Timmy is dying, and all your parents have are two measly pound coins, all so you could buy some silly present!

I don't think you really thought this through, did you?
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This isn't America, children get free prescriptions here :p.
 
nydryl said:
Nothing is missing. You have essentially borrowed £49 from both parents which makes £98. You chucked a pound away to charity so had £97 left. You spent that on a very expensive present. All the money is accounted for.
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This. It's the classic adding the pound when it should be subtracted trick.
 
anyon said:
I don't see a problem?

£49 from each parent = £98

Present was £97 and £1 in charity box.

You've just phrased it to confuse people.



You have effectively only borrowed £49 each. It's just there's no £1 missing. Why even ask where the £1 has gone.

And yes, you are right,

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beaten by Bloomfield
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I'm on whisky. Lots of whisky. Please don't argue. I was wrong and didn;t read the OP proprly. Much love.

And yes, you are right.
 
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