Let's assume you saw a laptop of 97K. You didn't have the cash, so you borrowed 50K from ur mom and 50K from ur dad = 100K. You bought the laptop which left you with 3K change. You gave ur dad 1K and ur mum 1K and kept the other 1K to yourself. Now you owe your mum 49K and ur dad 49K. Now 49K+49K = 98K + ur 1K kept = 99K.Where is the missing 1K?I know you are intelligent. Solve it and tell me the answer....share and see interesting answers.

You owe your dad and mum 49k each. If you give them the 1k you have( as in share it for them #500 each), you'll owe each of them #48,500. #48,500*2=#97000. No money is missing.

PHgirl:
You owe your dad and mum 49k each. If you give them the 1k you have( as in share it for them #500 each), you'll owe each of them #48,500. #48,500*2=#97000. No money is missing.

don't forget you borrowed a 100k

Following the rule of BODMAS; you don't subtract before division and addition. He subtracted first by giving them 1k each which reduced their money to 49k each knowing that he will still have to add them. If he divided first, it will be 97k divide by 2 equals 48,500 each, then he'll also divide his 3k by 2 equals 1,500k before adding them to the 48,500k respectively, therefore equals to 50k each. So, atleast he 'll know that they are to be balanced 48,500k each, even if he now gives them 1k each living 1k for himself, it will sum 49,500k each, plus when you divide the remaining 1k which will be equals N500 each plus 49,500k equals 50k each.

englishmart:
don't forget you borrowed a 100k

Yes, now. You now owe then 48500 each. making it 97000. That's the price of the laptop. so, no money's missing. Still not getting what I'm saying? Read the two posts I made.

PHgirl:


Yes, now. You now owe then 48500 each. making it 97000. That's the price of the laptop. so, no money's missing. Still not getting what I'm saying? Read the two posts I made.

There is no missing 1K ,the kept 1K will be split into two. The money owed is now 97K + 500(dad) + 500(mum) + refunded 1K(dad) + refunded 1K(mum).