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Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by hakeem4(m): 10:00pm On Jul 19, 2017
Mathematicians should solve this riddle

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Re: Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by nextprince: 10:03pm On Jul 19, 2017
OP, this is not a riddle and not tough either.
Expecting the summation of balances after piecemeal expenditure to be same as the original amount is not valid.

To prove my point, instead of the expenditure of 20, 15, 9 & 6, do the expenditure in this order; 6, 9, 15 & 20 then add the corresponding balances exactly the same way, you will arrive at a very huge difference.

That is,

6 balance 44
9 balance 35
15 balance 20
20 balance 0

Sum of expenditure 20 + 15 +9 +6 =50
Sum of balance 44 +45 +20 +0 =99.
Now where does 49 come from?

So, addition of balances after expenditures doesn't mean it must tally with total expenditure, but what is important is that total expenditure must equal total amount originally in possession.

My humble submission.

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Re: Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by hakeem4(m): 10:25pm On Jul 19, 2017
nextprince:
Brb
please be fast

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Re: Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by nextprince: 10:29pm On Jul 19, 2017
hakeem4:
please be fast
Done.
Re: Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by rezky(m): 10:38pm On Jul 19, 2017
Na addition me I see for here O!
After adding both sides seperately I get 50 and 51....though stil looking for the riddle...'

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Re: Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by psucc(m): 10:55pm On Jul 19, 2017
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Fiai! e no go work.

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Re: Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by randyenyi: 11:09pm On Jul 19, 2017
In Mathematics, we should know that balance and sum are never the same.
For e.g. if you have 50 and spend 1 you are left with 49, Then if you spend 2 more you are left with 47, The balance after more than one sub is never the sum of total in Maths.
As 49+47 is not 50. This clarifies this solution technically.
Thanks
Re: Mathematicians Should Solve This Riddle by hakeem4(m): 8:46am On Jul 20, 2017
randyenyi:
In Mathematics, we should know that balance and sum are never the same.
For e.g. if you have 50 and spend 1 you are left with 49, Then if you spend 2 more you are left with 47, The balance after more than one sub is never the sum of total in Maths.
As 49+47 is not 50. This clarifies this solution technically.
Thanks
thanks

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