Please answer this question??? i need to get back to a friend who asked me this...?

he needed to buy shoes that is on sale for $97.00. it%26#039;s the last stock and since he%26#039;s kinda out of cash, he decided to borrow the money from his bro, promised to pay him by payday. he said he only had $50 to spare so he asked his sis for the other $50, she agreed.


he bought the shoes and have $3.00 change. he then gave back $1.50 each to his brod and sis.


heres my question...since originally, he owed them 50 each, then gave back $1.50 to each of them.


so 50 - 1.5 = 48.5; but 48.5 + 48.5 is just 99...where did the other dollar go???

Please answer this question??? i need to get back to a friend who asked me this...?
if my brother gave me back $1.50 OR $1...





I would throw it back and state, %26quot;that%26#039;s not how I lent it to ya!%26quot;
Reply:Sorry your math is a little off. 48.50 + 48.50 = 97
Reply:Hey dude are u pulling my leg or are u jez that dumb???





48.5 + 48.5 = 97 only and not 99.





Lemme c, i think u should buy urslef a new calculator first.
Reply:48.50+48.50+1.50+1.50=100
Reply:I hope that shoe looks good.





If he paid his sis and bro 1.5 each then the balance left to be paid to both parties is 50-1.5= 48.5. So he is supposed to pay them 48.5 each.





Moreover if we add 48.5 + 48.5 = 97, now that is fair because the remaining 3 dollars what what he paid them initially.





There is no dollar missing. Everything is intact, he gave them each 1.5 + 1.5 = 3 and then when you subtract 50 - 1.5 = 48.5. So that means if you add 48.5 + 1.5 = 50 it still gives you $50. There is no other dollar missing.





NB : 48.5 + 48.5 = 97 not 99.
Reply:48.5 + 48.5 = 97
Reply:48.5 plus 48.5 is 97, not 99. Nothing is missing. Its an old trick, one that drove me crazy the first time I heard it.
Reply:48.5 + 48.5 is actually 97.





There is no other dollar.





You made a math error.
Reply:48.5 +48.5 =$ 97 + $ 3 (which he have already returned) = $100
Reply:48.5+48.5=97....ummmm borrow some money and buy a calculator lol
Reply:you did ur addition at the end wrong. thats where the money went and ur story doesnt make sense. what happened to taxes?!
Reply:Its here with me....i GT IT RITE....hEY....ita ok..only no one can c ur face....now we know who ur fiend is....hehehehehe...fine secret..only between you and me...
Reply:It%26#039;s because 48.5 + 48.5 is 97, and not 99
Reply:Nobody is catching on to what you did, because you had worded it wrong. But, that%26#039;s pretty weird!!





You start with needing $97.


you borrow $50 from sis and $50 from bro = $100


you buy shoes, $100 - $97 = $3


you keep $1


You give $1 back to bro and sis, each


$50 - $1 = $49


You owe $49 x 2 = $98


$98 + $1 you had = $99


$100 - $99 = $1


you are still missing $1





That%26#039;s CRAZY!!!
Reply:I think that you%26#039;ll find 48.5 + 48.5 is 97.
Reply:ITS NOT 99 ITS 97 THEN YOU ADD THE 3 DOLLARS THAT HE SPLIT BETWEEN HIS BROTHER AND SISTER THERE IS NO MISSING DOLLAR
Reply:Is this some kind of trick Math question?








Money received (Total) - 100





Paid in advance - 1.5 + 1.5 = 3


Balance - 48.5 + 48.5 = 97


Total - 97 + 3 = 100





** 48.5 + 48.5= 97 and not 99...so there is no dollar missing.



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