so work this one out
You borrow £100 from 2 mates each lending you £50, you spend £97.00 leaving you 3 pounds change so you give each mate £1.00 back leaving you with
£1.00 so now you owe each friend £49.00 total £98.00 you have £1.00 left Total £99.00 wheres the other quid gone
I have that problem all the time. These days, money doesn't go as far as it used to
In real terms you only borrowed £98 (£49x2)
You spend £97 which leaves you the quid.
And since you have £1 left you only owe 1 friend £49
and the other £48 plus the £1 making £49.
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You owe each friend £49 which equals £98. You spent £97 and have £1 change yourself which equals £98. No missing pound
Your brain tricks you into thinking that the 'third' pound received in change is still relevant to the original borrowing deal. It isn't.
the remaming 3 pounds haven't all been treated the same way, you've taken away the 2 you gave back, and added the 1 you kept, you either take them all away and get 97, or you add them all on and got 100
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Originally posted by austin man
so work this one out
You borrow £100 from 2 mates each lending you £50, you spend £97.00 leaving you 3 pounds change so you give each mate £1.00 back leaving you with £1.00 so now you owe each friend £49.00 total £98.00 you have £1.00 left Total £99.00 wheres the other quid gone
Stop being awkward and just pay them back!
probably in my 8 year olds pocket