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SUNDAY PUZZLE #50
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english Arnold put 50 dollars in the bank. During the month he withdraws as shown opposite. He was eventually surprised to see that the balance column adds to $51.00 instead of $50.00. It isn’t interest, so where did the extra dollar come from?
francais Arnold a placé 50 dollars en banque. Au cours du mois, il effectue des retraits comme illustré ci-contre. A la fin du mois, il est surpris de constater que la somme des retraits dans la colonne des débits s’élève à 51.00 $, au lieu des 50.00 $ attendus. Vu que ce ne sont pas des intérêts, d'où vient-il donc le dollar supplémentaire?
italiano Arnold ha messo 50 dollari in banca. Nel corso del mese fa alcuni prelievi come illustrato qui a lato. A fine mese, è sorpreso di vedere che nella colonna dei prelievi la somma raggiunge $ 51.00 invece dei $ 50.00 previsti. Non sono interessi, per cui da dove viene il dollaro in più?

Sunday puzzle 50

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Labels: SUNDAY PUZZLE, puzzles to solve, recreational mathematics, disappearing one dollar
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