If a man buys a horse for $20 and then sells it for $30. He then buys the same horse for $40 and then sells it for $50. How much money does he have left?
2007-11-18 11:52:49 · 38 answers · asked by Sarah T 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
20$
2007-11-18 11:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by miggy232 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If a man buys a horse for $20 and then sells it for $30. He then buys the same horse for $40 and then sells it for $50. How much money does he have left?
-20 +30 -40 +50 = $20
2007-11-18 11:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK - you have two issues running here which is why you are getting conflicting answers.
If your question is "HOW much money did he make", then the answer is $20.
However, you asked how much money does he have left? Well, unfortunately, that depends upon what he started with.
If he started with $20 (to buy the horse to begin with), then after he sells it for $30, he must come up with another $10 somewhere to buy it back again for $40. Then, if he sells it again for $50, well then he actually has $50 in his hand after the sale: $20 he started with, $10 more he had to borrow to make the second buy, and the $20 he made for the two sales.
So I do not think $10 is right. I also do not think $20 is right, since, that is what he made from the sales, not how much he has left. After the second sale, he technically has $50.
Not sure I helped - but hope you understand the issue.
2007-11-18 12:02:30 · answer #3 · answered by pyz01 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
buys for 20, sells for 30 ,buys for 40 ,sells for 50
-20 + 30 - 40 + 50
= 20 in the good
2007-11-18 11:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by Linda K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a man buys a horse for $20 and then sells it for $30.
That means he earns $30-$20 = $10
He then buys the same horse for $40 and then sells it for $50.
That means he earns $50-$20 = $10
How much money does he have left?
Total he earns is $10 + $10 = $20
2007-11-18 12:02:11 · answer #5 · answered by Chan A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he buys the horse fo 20$ hes at 0$ then if he sells it for 30$ he got 30$ but if he buys it again for 40$ hes go -10$ then if hes sells it for 50$ hes got 40$ because of the -10$.
I think.
hope it helps.
2007-11-18 11:58:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
$20
2007-11-18 11:57:18 · answer #7 · answered by John W 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
$20
2007-11-18 11:56:16 · answer #8 · answered by cheezee02 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
20
2007-11-18 11:55:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
$20
2007-11-18 11:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋