Math game

[lovator]

lately i am thinking alot about time,space,speed and "luck" i mostly play roulette so i am very interested in figuring how "luck" ticks
lots of guys here rely on mathematics,some rely on tactics of small advantage,some rely on intuition,so here is a little game for all you guys,remember this is only a game but weird one

you have 2 friends,and you borrow money from them,
you borrow 25$ from each friend,how much is that in total?

50$ ! right?

ok,you go to the store and you spend 45$,how much do you have left?
5$ ! right?

so you go now and return 1$ to each of your 2 friends ,how much do you owe them now ?
24$ each,right? (because you borrowed 25$)

after you gave them 1$ each from 5$ you had,how much do you still have left in your pocket?
3$ right?

and how much do you owe your friends now?
24$ each right?

24 $ + 24 $ = 48 $

and you have 3$ !

48 $ + 3 $= 51$

 

[paul7388]

but to look at it the right way ... $45 SPENT + $3 left + $2 paid back = $50

 

[dunover]

lately i am thinking alot about time,space,speed and "luck" i mostly play roulette so i am very interested in figuring how "luck" ticks
lots of guys here rely on mathematics,some rely on tactics of small advantage,some rely on intuition,so here is a little game for all you guys,remember this is only a game but weird one

you have 2 friends,and you borrow money from them,
you borrow 25$ from each friend,how much is that in total?

50$ ! right?

ok,you go to the store and you spend 45$,how much do you have left?
5$ ! right?

so you go now and return 1$ to each of your 2 friends ,how much do you owe them now ?
24$ each,right? (because you borrowed 25$)

after you gave them 1$ each from 5$ you had,how much do you still have left in your pocket?
3$ right?

and how much do you owe your friends now?
24$ each right?

24 $ + 24 $ = 48 $

and you have 3$ !

48 $ + 3 $= 51$

Old as the hills that one, simply bad expression and sequencing.

You have $45 worth of goods, $3 cash ($48 assets) and owe $48 in debts. You are quits.

 

[Googobucs]

Cute trick. If you tell it rather than reading it you can be convincing. The girls I work with are all trying to figure out how I gained a $. No work is going to get done today if I don't tell them. :yahoo:

 

[Tirilej]

Old as the hills that one

They are all new when you hear about them the first time.
Getting old dunover?