You saw a shirt worth $97, you didn’t have cash and so you decided to borrow $50 from your dad and $50 from your mom…now you have $100.
Since the shirt is $97, you have $3 left after buying the shirt. You returned $1 to mom and $1 to dad and you kept $1, now you owe mom $49 and dad $49, =$98, plus the $1 with you=$99.
So where is the missing one dollar?
Sugar.
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October 22nd, 2011 at 9:18 pm
when you paid your dad 1 and your mom 1, you owed them both 98 in all. the 1 you have, subtracted from 98 is 97. that’s the price of the shirt. that’s the number we’re to look for. total of own + owe. the right way of cross checking is: store: 97. dad: 1. mom: 1. you: 1…no error! viola!
October 22nd, 2011 at 9:20 pm
(it is wrong to find the total of owe + own)** i missed out part of the sentence. i do so a lot when i’m typing fast