Can you figure out this arithmetic riddle? Ed goes 2 a furniture store and a salesman sells him a recliner?

Question

for $300.00. Just before closing time the store book keeper is going over the days receipts and sees that the recliner Ed bought was on sale for $250.00. The manager gives the salesman five ten dollar bills. He heads for Ed's house and thinks "Ed thought the chair was $300.00 and doesn't know about the $50.00 over charge. I'll make him happy and give him $30.00 and keep $20.00 for myself." And that's just what he does. So, because Ed got $30.00 back the chair now cost him $270.00. The salesman kept $20.00 for himself Do the above math. Because of the refund, Ed now has paid $270.00 for the chair. The salesman kept $20.00. $270.00 plus $20.00 equals $290.00. Where is the 300th dollar? You started with 300 why don't you come up with 300 now?The $50.00 refund is accounted for (30 to paid back to Ed, 20 to the salesman=50). Again..Ed ended up paying $270.00 the salesman kept $20.00 =$290.00 Where is the other $10.00? Why doesn't this equal $300.00?

Answer 1

The $20 that the salesman kept is what was added to the 250 to make the total cost of the chair($270). So you would add $30 (the amount of the refund given to Ed) to make $300.

Answer 2

take the 20 that the salesman kept that ends up to 280 minus the 30 ed got back = 250.

Answer 3

you make a wrong solution

the 270.00 worth of chair less the 20 that the salesman keep is equal to 250 the actual amount of chair

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Answer 4

You aren't counting the $30 he received, but counting the $20 the salesman kept twice.

Answer 5

Sales tax

Answer 6

you dont add the 20 you subtract it to get 250

Answer 7

Bush took it. He is using it to take over the world. That is why I love him.

Answer 8

I think Stacy B is right, but math can be smoke and mirrors for me...this is real good! thanx