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Cab Fare -- riddle

Started by iago, June 07, 2004, 06:20 PM

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iago

Art Conn had only $2.00, but he needed $3.00 for cab fare.  So he went to the local pawn shop and pawned his $2.00 for $1.50.  Art then bumped into Duncan Drivel and hold him that he would sell his $2.00 pawn ticket for $1.50.  Duncan agreed.  Since Art started out with $2.00 and he ended up with $3.00, who is out the extra dollar and why?
This'll make an interesting test for broken AV:
QuoteX5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*


Yoni

#1
This is a "confuse the reader" type of riddle.
Here it is in non-confusing detail.
(This is a "solution" I suppose.)

Quote

Start:

Art: $2.00
Pawn: A ticket
Duncan: $1.50
Total: $3.50

Art pawns his $2.00 for $1.50.

Art: $1.50, a ticket
Pawn: $0.50
Duncan: $1.50
Total: $3.50

Art sells his ticket.

Art: $3.00
Pawn: $0.50
Duncan: A ticket
Total: $3.50


Edit: You could say Duncan is out the dollar because as described above, in the act of pawning $2.00 for $1.50, what Art did was actually buy a pawn ticket for $0.50.
Then he ripped Duncan off by selling him a ticket worth $0.50 for $1.50, thus making his profit of $1.00.


iago

Yes, and I have another that's just like this one, but you responded before I had a chance to type it.  *types*
This'll make an interesting test for broken AV:
QuoteX5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*


Yoni

Quote from: iago on June 07, 2004, 06:27 PM
Yes, and I have another that's just like this one, but you responded before I had a chance to type it.  *types*
Ok, I won't answer that one then ;)

iago

Quote from: Yoni on June 07, 2004, 06:30 PM
Quote from: iago on June 07, 2004, 06:27 PM
Yes, and I have another that's just like this one, but you responded before I had a chance to type it.  *types*
Ok, I won't answer that one then ;)

Haha, I don't mind, I'm just posting them here for fun
This'll make an interesting test for broken AV:
QuoteX5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*