Figuring this one out actually isn't that difficult; you just to, as they say, follow the money. Here, I made you a chart — it shows where the money is at each step in the riddle, along with the total amount of cash in play:.
Those are inconsequential for actually solving it — they're the debt this fashionable shopper owes his or her parents, not the money that actually changed hands during any of the transactions.
You just have to know where to look for it — and what not to be distracted by. Since the shirt is You now owe your mother and father both Where's the missing 1. This is a riddle that is asked in lots of different forms and is always leaving that unit. It is only a riddle because of the way it is presented. It's all in the wording. Dave Phillips. Dear Anon In the course of my life I have tried to explain this puzzle a number of times but I've never managed to get anyone to say "Oh, I see!
Why are you adding the 1. Of the money you owe them, that is the 1. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. This sounds silly but I saw this and I couldn't figure it out so I thought you could help. The below is what I saw. You owe them 98 dollars, 97 of which were spent on the top and 1 of which you kept.
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