document.write( "Question 644076: I borrow 100 dollars from a friend to go shopping and lost them. Again I borrowed 50 dollars from another friend. So in all I borrowed 150. From the 50 dollars I bought two candy bars for 20 dollars. I gave 30 dollars to the first person I borrowed from, now I own him 70. I own the second person 50. When you add 70, 50 and 20 together you get 140! WHERE DID THE OTHER 10 DOLLARS GO? \n" ); document.write( "

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I borrow 100 dollars from a friend to go shopping and lost them.
\n" ); document.write( "Again I borrowed 50 dollars from another friend.
\n" ); document.write( " So in all I borrowed 150.
\n" ); document.write( " From the 50 dollars I bought two candy bars for 20 dollars.
\n" ); document.write( " I gave 30 dollars to the first person I borrowed from, now I own him 70.
\n" ); document.write( " I own the second person 50. When you add 70, 50 and 20 together you get 140! WHERE DID THE OTHER 10 DOLLARS GO?
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\n" ); document.write( "You still owe $120 and should have that in your pocket, but you spent $20
\n" ); document.write( "so you still have $100 in your pocket, 100 + 20 + 30 = 150, adding those
\n" ); document.write( " other numbers together is meaningless. \n" ); document.write( "

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