Paradock (@paradock)
Paradock (@paradock)posted 8 months ago

A man buys a horse for $60. He sells the horse for $70.

He then buys the horse back for $80. And he sells the horse again for $90. In the end, how much money did the man make or lose?

Or did he break even?

214

-60 +70 -80 +90 +10 +10 +20

– TheComputerCrasher (@thecomputercrasher) posted 8 months ago

20 logic:

start with $500, do everything and you'll end up with $520

10 logic:

bought $60 for $60 value sold $70 for $60 value (+10 so far) bought $80 for $70 value (-10, even again) sold $90 for $80 value (+10 again)

i have no idea how anyone could get anything else, but 20 is the intuitive (imo) and also correct answer??

– ‮895 (@--) posted 8 months ago

theory: the man sold to himself

Close replies ↑ – keura [penguin warrior] (@thekeura) posted 8 months ago

theory: the man lost everything he made to taxes and now he owes 20 dollars to the IRS

– jinx (@jinx) posted 8 months ago