A customer in a shoe store bought a pair of shoes that were on sale for $15.00. He gave the salesman a $20.00 bill. Since he did not have change, the salesman went to an adjoining store and asked the lady in charge to give him change. She obligingly gave him a $10.00 bill and two $5.00 bills. The shoe man then returned and gave the customer his shoes and $5.00 change. The customer left.
After the customer left, the lady who gave the salesman the change came into the store and told him that the $20.00 bill was a counterfeit. He looked at the bill, agreed that it was indeed worthless, and immediately repaid her with a good $20.00 bill.
That night, as he was closing the store, the shoe man began thinking about what he had lost in this series of transactions.
What did he lose?
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A pair of shoes, $20 plus $5
oops, just realized my mistake
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Diophantus (father of Algebra) had the following riddle written about his life:
Diophantus’s youth lasted 1/6 of his life. He had his first beard in the next 1/12 of his life. At the end of the following 1/7 of his life, he got married. Five years from then his son was born. His son lived exactly 1/2 of Diophantus’s life. Diophantus died 4 years after the death of his son. How long did Diophantus live?
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84. It's actually the only multiple of 6,12 and 7 that a person can possible live for.....
Diophantus (father of Algebra) had the following riddle written about his life:
Diophantus’s youth lasted 1/6 of his life. He had his first beard in the next 1/12 of his life. At the end of the following 1/7 of his life, he got married. Five years from then his son was born. His son lived exactly 1/2 of Diophantus’s life. Diophantus died 4 years after the death of his son. How long did Diophantus live?
Diophantus (father of Algebra) had the following riddle written about his life:
Diophantus’s youth lasted 1/6 of his life. He had his first beard in the next 1/12 of his life. At the end of the following 1/7 of his life, he got married. Five years from then his son was born. His son lived exactly 1/2 of Diophantus’s life. Diophantus died 4 years after the death of his son. How long did Diophantus live?
Of course it’s 1:05. That’s quite simple. You don’t need Algebra (or Calculus) for that.
I don’t chap if this is the answer you’re looking for or something trickier?
Also by the time it’s :05 isn’t the small handle a drop off? Wouldn’t 1:06 or :07 work better?
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