two friends went to a shopkeeper they had both 25 dollar in pocket .both purchased a gift of 50 dollar .means both contribuited 25 dollar each and come back .now the shopkeeper realised that the t shirt was of 45 dollar and not 50 dollar .now he think of refunding 5 dolar to both customers .but being greedy he put 2 dollar in his pocket and refunded 1 dollar 50 cents each to his customers .now the question is each person contrbuited 23 dollar and 50 cents that means total amount is 47 dollar and shopkeeper put 2 dollar in his pocket total amount is forty nine dollar 49 dollar where the one dollar has gone ?can u explain this ?
2006-06-19 01:44:15 · 10 answers · asked by richiemalik 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
each man paid 23.5 but they both got the 1.5 back, so to the $47 you andd not the money kept by the keeper but the money got back by the men who paid for it. so it would be 47 + 3 = 50 it's all there. the money kept by the keeper is in the $47.00 ( 45 for the gift and 2 for him self)
2006-06-19 01:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by dhaval70 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the item price is $45 but the shopkeeper takes $2 more as the profit, just say. So the total price will be $47, the buyer paid $25 each and get $1.5 refund means they only paid for $23,5 eah and $47 in total.
So, its still $50.
The two friends money spent for the item is only $47 with $3 refund ($1,5 each). The one dollars is going nowhere.
2006-06-20 21:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by yellowlight 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fallacy is assuming the amount spent by the 2 is still $50.
They spent a total of $47, because the shopkeeper kept $2. There is no $50 amount left to use.
2006-06-19 08:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You should not ADD the $2.00 to $47 that is returned to the customers (2 x $23.50). This is just confusing. You have to SUBTRACT the $2.00 from the $47, so each customer will contribute $22.50, to the total of $45.
2006-06-19 08:55:55 · answer #4 · answered by teddybear1268 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In calculating this problem, I found that each had contributed $25.00 at first. If the shirt only cost $45.00, then the total each would be $22.50, meaning that each should have gotten $2.50 back. Since the shopkeeper kept $1.00 from each of them, each friend was refunded $1.50.
2006-06-19 23:32:38 · answer #5 · answered by Remember 9-11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$45 = $22.50 + $22.50
$22.50 + $1.50 = $24
$24 + $24 = $48
$48 + $2 = $50
No missing dollar :-D
2006-06-19 08:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by <•>U4IK ST8<•> 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur calculation is wrong sir
2006-06-19 09:16:51 · answer #7 · answered by prettygal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you added wrong they paid $24.00
2006-06-19 08:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
strip joint, where all good dollars go to die
2006-06-19 08:48:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
be quiet
2006-06-19 08:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by RozzyG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋