One simple math question that many people will not answer correctly

[SoCal]

The answer has to be 1$.
If he bought for 5$ and sold for 7$. you have a extra 2$ in your pocket.
The next transaction you buy for 9$, it cost you that 2$ profit plus an additional 2$. You then sell for 12$, after you pay yourself back the 2$ you lost on the 2nd buyback, you have 1$ profit.

i failed calculus 2x in college because i hated math so much. on the other hand, i aced statistics and enjoyed the hell out of it. my natural strength is creative writing and communications.

i'm diggin that a banker used the same logic as me and came up with +1. what's the proposed answer and logic Extraordinary?

 

[MattRain]

The answer has to be 1$.
If he bought for 5$ and sold for 7$. you have a extra 2$ in your pocket.
The next transaction you buy for 9$, it cost you that 2$ profit plus an additional 2$. You then sell for 12$, after you pay yourself back the 2$ you lost on the 2nd buyback, you have 1$ profit.

:lol: No. There is no "additional $2". You're somehow bringing back the initial $5 cost in there, which makes no sense at all.

(initial balance)-5+7-9+12 = (initial balance)+5

 

[royboy_3831]

Call me crazy but I have to say $3.

How bout I call you a dumbfuck instead?

 

[levistep]

For all you scrubs that don't get $5, lets pretend we delete the first sale. You buy a chicken for $9, sell it for $12. Isn't that $3 profit? Now how the fuck on earth does that first sale not provide you with $2 more profit?

 

[royboy_3831]

Gosh damn this thread is hilarious.

 

[fivestarjake]

fuck this! i took that mofo's chicken and his money!:machinegu

 

[RupertPupkin]

So what came first , the chicken or the egg ??

 

[Valuebets]

Come on guys, the answer is 5. This is not a trick question like some of the others out there. This is really a question that they teach in 6th elementary school.

 

[Doug]

 

[mike0187]

yes this thread quickly became freakin hilarious

how is everyone just ignoring the fact that you end up with $5 more than you started with????

start with 100
100-5+7-9+12=105

$5 profit

how you dumbfucks come up with 3, 2, 1, even 0 profit is amazing......no wonder most gamblers are lifetime losers

 

[Doug]

I sent this thread to Ganchrow, I think all will accept his answer, if it isn't 5... I'll eat a plate of shit at the BASH !

 

[RupertPupkin]

I sent it to Stephen Hawkins , he said he needs a few hours .....

 

[goodcall]

bought for $5 sold for $7 thats +$2 bought back at $9 thats -$2 sold for $12 leaves you with $10.

the answer is $10

:WTF:

2 - 9 = -2?

 

[Doug]

I sent it to Stephen Hawkins , he said he needs a few hours .....

Might be the same guy ?

Three men go to stay at a motel, and the man at the desk charges them $30.00 for a room. They split the cost ten dollars each. Later the manager tells the desk man that he overcharged the men, that the actual cost should have been $25.00. The manager gives the bellboy $5.00 and tells him to give it to the men.
The bellboy, however, decides to cheat the men and pockets $2.00, giving each of the men only one dollar. Now each man has paid $9.00 to stay in the room and 3 x $9.00 = $27.00. The bellboy has pocketed $2.00. $27.00 + $2.00 = $29.00 - so where is the missing $1.00?
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[goodcall]

If he bought for 5$ and sold for 7$. you have a extra 2$ in your pocket.

good so far

The next transaction you buy for 9$, it cost you that 2$ profit plus an additional 2$.

It costs you your $2 profit plus an additional <b>$7</b>. How are you people coming up with 2 - 9 = -2?

You then sell for 12$, after you pay yourself back the 2$ you lost on the 2nd buyback, you have 1$ profit.

You then sell for 12$, after you pay yourself back the <b>7$</b> you lost on the 2nd buyback, you have <b>5$</b> profit.


Are you really a banker?

 

[RupertPupkin]

Jack and Jill went up the hill , each with a buck and a quarter

Jill came down with $2.50

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

[goodcall]

Might be the same guy ?

Three men go to stay at a motel, and the man at the desk charges them $30.00 for a room. They split the cost ten dollars each. Later the manager tells the desk man that he overcharged the men, that the actual cost should have been $25.00. The manager gives the bellboy $5.00 and tells him to give it to the men.​

The bellboy, however, decides to cheat the men and pockets $2.00, giving each of the men only one dollar. Now each man has paid $9.00 to stay in the room and 3 x $9.00 = $27.00. The bellboy has pocketed $2.00. $27.00 + $2.00 = $29.00 - so where is the missing $1.00?​

:lol: good one! I think I have the answer but I wouldn't mind seeing this thread go platinum


edit: oops...it already did
multiplatinum then

 

[Doug]

:lol: good one! I think I have the answer but I wouldn't mind seeing this thread go platinum

That one is at least 30 years old remember hearing it as a kid.

I asked this chicken question on a coin forum, but turned the chicken into a coin for them.

http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=221274#post221274

 

[Boxslayer]

bought for $5 sold for $7 thats +$2 bought back at $9 thats -$2 sold for $12 leaves you with $10.

the answer is $10

hey you fucvkin p$$y

where's my $500 you little bitch?

$10 +$490 = $500

you talk all this shit run away like the little bitch you are and pop back up in a thread about money

punk asss motherfucker

crawl back in your hole

 

[Boxslayer]

bought for $5 sold for $7 thats +$2 bought back at $9 thats -$2 sold for $12 leaves you with $10.

the answer is $10

by the way, you're a fuckin moron thats the dumbest answer ive ever heard

think about it like this you cocksmoker

you buy a TV for $5 bucks and sell it for $7...you made $2....

end of fucking story...end of transaction....it's done....you got $2 more than you started with

63 years later when your 3 inch penis is wrinkled up......

you buy a TV for $9, and sell it for $12

end of fucking story...end of transaction....its over with.... you made $3

how much money have you made lifetime in the TV business?

$2 (this year) +$3 (63 years later) = $5 lifetime

fuckin dumbass

teddy KGB = owes slayer $500 and a BJ for talking shit and then going 4-15 in college basketball...if i TRIED to pick losers i couldnt go 4-15...asshole