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austin man - 6/9/11 at 07:43 PM

so work this one out

You borrow £100 from 2 mates each lending you £50, you spend £97.00 leaving you 3 pounds change so you give each mate £1.00 back leaving you with £1.00 so now you owe each friend £49.00 total £98.00 you have £1.00 left Total £99.00 wheres the other quid gone

Macbeast - 6/9/11 at 07:49 PM

I have that problem all the time. These days, money doesn't go as far as it used to

StevenB - 6/9/11 at 07:59 PM

In real terms you only borrowed £98 (£49x2)
You spend £97 which leaves you the quid.

And since you have £1 left you only owe 1 friend £49
and the other £48 plus the £1 making £49.

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richardR1 - 6/9/11 at 08:01 PM

You owe each friend £49 which equals £98. You spent £97 and have £1 change yourself which equals £98. No missing pound

scootz - 6/9/11 at 08:03 PM

Your brain tricks you into thinking that the 'third' pound received in change is still relevant to the original borrowing deal. It isn't.

blakep82 - 6/9/11 at 08:03 PM

the remaming 3 pounds haven't all been treated the same way, you've taken away the 2 you gave back, and added the 1 you kept, you either take them all away and get 97, or you add them all on and got 100

adithorp - 6/9/11 at 08:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by austin man
so work this one out

You borrow £100 from 2 mates each lending you £50, you spend £97.00 leaving you 3 pounds change so you give each mate £1.00 back leaving you with £1.00 so now you owe each friend £49.00 total £98.00 you have £1.00 left Total £99.00 wheres the other quid gone


You owe them the £97 you spent plus the £1 you have = £98

The quid is just the difference between what you've spent and what you owe and the mytery is just not adding up the right things.

Ninehigh - 7/9/11 at 08:04 PM

Stop being awkward and just pay them back!

watsonpj - 7/9/11 at 09:12 PM

probably in my 8 year olds pocket