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    I bought a cow riddle

    You may have seen this elsewhere, but please don't Google for the answer. (I often wonder why people cheat at stuff like this.)


    I bought a cow for £800.
    I sold it for £1000.
    I bought it again for £1100.
    I sold it again for £1300.

    How much did I earn?


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    I don't understand how people would get this wrong, perhaps overthinking it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hibby70 View Post
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    I don't understand how people would get this wrong, perhaps overthinking it?
    Lots get it wrong and even when shown the correct answer, refuse to believe it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hibby70 View Post
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    I don't understand how people would get this wrong, perhaps overthinking it?
    I think it's all the waffle about cows in the question (which is admittedly there to distract and what makes it potentially difficult). Focus solely on the numbers and it's a primary school maths problem.

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    What's your answer?
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    I was trying not to spoil it for the rest of the thread but it's £400. I daresay a few will get £300 though.
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    £400. Disclaimer - failed Maths/Arithmetic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty Boy View Post
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    I was trying not to spoil it for the rest of the thread but it's £400. I daresay a few will get £300 though.
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    £400. Disclaimer - failed Maths/Arithmetic.
    I take it neither of you sold it at a cattle market. That you had no commission to pay.

    FWIW, I got £400 as well. But I read a very convincing argument for £300. I almost fell for it, before I took a step back.

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    I got £400 too and can’t really see why anyone would be confused?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee View Post
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    I got £400 too and can’t really see why anyone would be confused?
    I think a lot of people overthink the £100 discrepancy between the 2nd and 3rd transaction (selling for £1000 and buying for £1100). They are assuming there was £100 borrowed to make that purchase. That's why you have to discount the waffle about the cows though. As I said above it's basic maths: (1000-800) + (1300-1100) = £400.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee View Post
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    I got £400 too and can’t really see why anyone would be confused?
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    I'm usually not too bad with this type of thing so that's now set myself up for a major fail 😁

    I reckon when you take the original purchase price into consideration, you actually earned nowt as you are still 400 quid out of pocket overall.

    GGTTH
    Last edited by Eaststand; 12-12-2022 at 04:38 PM.

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    All I managed to get was a bag of magic beans!
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    The cow i married cost me hundreds of thousands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackpoolhibs View Post
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    The cow i married cost me hundreds of thousands.
    I'm not sure that was entirely her fault 😂
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    Im absolutely ***** at these kind of riddles, Im still lost at ‘cow’ 🥹

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bridge hibs View Post
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    Im absolutely ***** at these kind of riddles, Im still lost at ‘cow’ 🥹
    It's an animal that provides milk and beef, but enough of that, how much did you 'earn'?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eaststand View Post
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    I'm usually not too bad with this type of thing so that's now set myself up for a major fail 😁

    I reckon when you take the original purchase price into consideration, you actually earned nowt as you are still 400 quid out of pocket overall.

    GGTTH
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    I'm going £300
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    Outgoings £1900
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    I fail to see how it can be anything else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns View Post
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    It's an animal that provides milk and beef, but enough of that, how much did you 'earn'?
    Easy, £399.99 🤣

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg View Post
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    Outgoings £1900
    Takings £2300
    Profit £400

    I fail to see how it can be anything else.
    Like you and others above, it seems totally obvious to me it's £400.

    And yet, if you google for it you can find numerous instances of people arguing the toss over it. Bizarre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens View Post
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    Like you and others above, it seems totally obvious to me it's £400.

    And yet, if you google for it you can find numerous instances of people arguing the toss over it. Bizarre.
    As far as I can see it’s a £400 profit
    Would be interesting to see how anyone gets anything different to that

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens View Post
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    Like you and others above, it seems totally obvious to me it's £400.

    And yet, if you google for it you can find numerous instances of people arguing the toss over it. Bizarre.
    It seems that people are counting the £100 price increase between selling the cow and buying it again as a £100 pound loss. Mental.

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    You lost £100.

    You had an asset that appreciated in value by £500 without your intervention, and yet your excessive cow-trading ensured you only got £400 of that.

    In the world of cows, you're up poo creek without an udder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hibbyradge View Post
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    I'm not sure that was entirely her fault 😂
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    Earned £100

    Had 800
    Made 200 so had 1000
    Bought for 1100
    100 loss as they only had 1000
    Sold for 1300
    200 profit on the 1100
    Minus the 100 loss when buying at 1100

    =100 profit
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    Earned £100

    Had 800
    Made 200 so had 1000
    Bought for 1100
    100 loss as they only had 1000
    Sold for 1300
    200 profit on the 1100
    Minus the 100 loss when buying at 1100

    =100 profit


    I've got a car for sale and you sound like the perfect buyer.

    Last edited by Keith_M; 13-12-2022 at 05:36 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith_M View Post
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    I've got a car for sale and you sound like the perfect buyer.

    Its a 100 deficit before buying at 1100.

    Edit:wait..... 😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    Earned £100

    Had 800
    Made 200 so had 1000
    Bought for 1100
    100 loss as they only had 1000
    Sold for 1300
    200 profit on the 1100
    Minus the 100 loss when buying at 1100

    =100 profit
    Impressive

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