I borrow 50 dollars each from my parents, I spent 97 dollars and have 3 left. I give my parents each 1 dollar and kept a dollar. I owe my mom 50 - 1= 49 dollars, and I owe my dad 50 - 1= 49 dollars. 49 + 49 = 98 dollars, 98 + 1 = 99, where is the other dollar?
The puzzle is not impossible, you just merely twisted the words to form a statement that is false.
Finding how much money you owe someone and the amount of money you currently have will not give you the total amount of money.
For example, let's say instead of giving the parents each 1 dollar, I keep 2 dollars and give 1 dollar to one parent.
I owe one parent 50 - 1 = 49 dollars and I owe the other parents 50 - 0 = 50 dollars.
50 + 49 + 2 = 101
Do you notice the issue?
Finding how much money you owe someone and the amount of money you currently have will not give you the total amount of money.
For example, let's say instead of giving the parents each 1 dollar, I keep 2 dollars and give 1 dollar to one parent.
I owe one parent 50 - 1 = 49 dollars and I owe the other parents 50 - 0 = 50 dollars.
50 + 49 + 2 = 101
Do you notice the issue?
This is a pretty old puzzle.
@GloweyySquidd said in #1:
> I borrow 50 dollars each from my parents, I spent 97 dollars and have 3 left. I give my parents each 1 dollar and kept a dollar. I owe my mom 50 - 1= 49 dollars, and I owe my dad 50 - 1= 49 dollars. 49 + 49 = 98 dollars, 98 + 1 = 99, where is the other dollar?
300 year old flawed-logic exercise.
It's not a math thing at all; it's an exercise in Philosophy 1:01
> I borrow 50 dollars each from my parents, I spent 97 dollars and have 3 left. I give my parents each 1 dollar and kept a dollar. I owe my mom 50 - 1= 49 dollars, and I owe my dad 50 - 1= 49 dollars. 49 + 49 = 98 dollars, 98 + 1 = 99, where is the other dollar?
300 year old flawed-logic exercise.
It's not a math thing at all; it's an exercise in Philosophy 1:01
The correct answer is:
You spent 97 dollars.
So: 50-1=49 *2 = 98 dollars,
but you do -1 dollar (that you kept), to get back to the 97 dollars you spent.
And the 3 dollar thats left is divided by you, your mom and dad.
You spent 97 dollars.
So: 50-1=49 *2 = 98 dollars,
but you do -1 dollar (that you kept), to get back to the 97 dollars you spent.
And the 3 dollar thats left is divided by you, your mom and dad.
@GloweyySquidd said in #1:
> I borrow 50 dollars each from my parents, I spent 97 dollars and have 3 left. I give my parents each 1 dollar and kept a dollar. I owe my mom 50 - 1= 49 dollars, and I owe my dad 50 - 1= 49 dollars. 49 + 49 = 98 dollars, 98 + 1 = 99, where is the other dollar?
you kept a dollar
> I borrow 50 dollars each from my parents, I spent 97 dollars and have 3 left. I give my parents each 1 dollar and kept a dollar. I owe my mom 50 - 1= 49 dollars, and I owe my dad 50 - 1= 49 dollars. 49 + 49 = 98 dollars, 98 + 1 = 99, where is the other dollar?
you kept a dollar
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@ADWAITHKRISHNAN said in #7:
> ?????
All these people are giving a serious answer, and then this guy just spams questionmarks.
> ?????
All these people are giving a serious answer, and then this guy just spams questionmarks.
Where's the dollar gone ? Gone with the wind ?
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@GloweyySquidd said in #1:
> I borrow 50 dollars each from my parents, I spent 97 dollars and have 3 left. I give my parents each 1 dollar and kept a dollar. I owe my mom 50 - 1= 49 dollars, and I owe my dad 50 - 1= 49 dollars. 49 + 49 = 98 dollars, 98 + 1 = 99, where is the other dollar?
You mustn ́t add the dollar at the end of the puzzle, you have to substract it.
> I borrow 50 dollars each from my parents, I spent 97 dollars and have 3 left. I give my parents each 1 dollar and kept a dollar. I owe my mom 50 - 1= 49 dollars, and I owe my dad 50 - 1= 49 dollars. 49 + 49 = 98 dollars, 98 + 1 = 99, where is the other dollar?
You mustn ́t add the dollar at the end of the puzzle, you have to substract it.
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