You saw a shirt for $97.

You didn’t have the cash, so you borrowed $50 from mom and $50 from dad.

50 + 50 = 100

You bought the shirt and had $3 change.

You gave your mom $1 and your dad $1 and kept the other $1 for yourself.

Now you owe your mom $49 and your dad $49.

49 + 49 = 98 + your 1 = 99

Where is the missing $1?

My guess is that you spent the one dollar on tax. But I'm not to sure? :(:):p

There is NO missing $ as your math is out.

This has been asked so often I'm surprised you even posted it ;)

Here's the exploitation: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MissingDollarParadox.html

It makes no sense you borrowed $100 had $3 left and split it amongst yourselves. You owed them $50 but now $49. Add 49+49 and its 98. Add the $2 you gave them and its $100. But there is $1 left. So you probably had the $1 all along or you miscalculated?
:):):):p:p:p

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Originally Posted by JARIXA

It makes no sense you borrowed $100 had $3 left and split it amongst yourselves. You owed them $50 but now $49. Add 49+49 and its 98. Add the $2 you gave them and its $100. But there is $1 left. So you probably had the $1 all along or you miscalculated?!
:):):):p:p:p

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The answer is that you paid yourself back a dollar. You didn't owe yourself a dollar. You still owe your parents $49 each, but the extra dollar, the one that's missing, is in your own pocket.

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Originally Posted by Alty

The answer is that you paid yourself back a dollar. You didn't owe yourself a dollar. You still owe your parents $49 each, but the extra dollar, the one that's missing, is in your own pocket.

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Oh! Now I get it I was over thinking. I have a brain teaser for you... OK... Jack stole Jills dollar.Jack said it was in between pages 15 and 16 in the book and it fell out. Jill knew he was lying. How did she prove he wasn't telling the truth

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Originally Posted by JARIXA

Oh! Now i get it i was over thinking. I have a brain teaser for you... ok...Jack stole Jills dollar.Jack said it was in between pages 15 and 16 in the book and it fell out. Jill knew he was lying. How did she prove he wasnt telling the truth

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16 was the backside of page 15.

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Originally Posted by joypulv

16 was the backside of page 15.

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Yup!! :)I know its an easy one but I like it because it has to do with books:plol