document.write( "Question 623794: You saw a shirt for $ 97. U didn't have the money to buy it so u borrowed 50 from your mom and 50 from your dad = 100 . You bout the shirt and had $3 change . You gave your mon $1 and your dad $1 and kept a dollar for your self now you owe them each $49 . $49 +49 = 98 + your $1 = $99 . Where's the missing $1 \n" ); document.write( "

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the overall balance sheet would look like this:
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document.write( "step         mom       dad      you     store\r\n" );
document.write( "0            50        50       0       0         start\r\n" );
document.write( "1            0         0        100     0         you borrow 100\r\n" );
document.write( "2            0         0        3       97        you buy shirt\r\n" );
document.write( "3            1         1        1       97        you give them back 1 dollar each\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "the accounting is correct.
\n" ); document.write( "the store has 97 dollars and you and mom and dad have 3 dollars.
\n" ); document.write( "you still owe mom and dad 49 dollars each.
\n" ); document.write( "once you pay them, the accounting will be as follows:
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document.write( "4            50        50       -97     97        you pay them back 49 each\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                  which is the balance you\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                  owe them.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "they get their money back and you are left with a deficit of 97 dollars which is the price of the shirt.
\n" ); document.write( "the 1 dollar that you have left is not related to what you owe them.
\n" ); document.write( "3 dollars is the difference between what you paid for the shirt and what you had in your pocket at the beginning which was the 100 dollars they lent you.
\n" ); document.write( "you still owed them 100 dollars and paid back 2 and you still owe them 98 dollars.
\n" ); document.write( "your 1 dollar left has nothing to do with what you owe them.
\n" ); document.write( "it's mixing apples and oranges.\r
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