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THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE QUESTION IS CLEVERLY PHRASED TO CAUSE CONFUSION. THE BALANCE TOTAL DOES NOT NEED TO BE EQUAL TO THE WITHDRAWAL TOTAL. AND IN THIS CASE, THE BALANCE TOTAL WILL NOT ADD UP TO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL. LET'S SAY YOU HAVE $100 IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND YOU MAKE 2 WITHDRAWALS OF $1 EACH. THE WITHDRAWAL TOTAL IS $2 ($1 + $1). BUT THE BALANCE TOTAL IS $197 ($99 + $98) FROM 36 BLANKS THERE ARE 36 ITEMS MADE. THE LEAD SHAVINGS ARE ENOUGH TO MAKE 6 BLANKS. WHICH MAKE 6 MORE ITEMS. BUT DON'T STOP HERE. THE NEW SHAVINGS ARE GOOD FOR 1 MORE ITEM. TOTAL: 43 62.5 GRAMS THE SMALLER BRICK IS NOT ONLY FOUR TIMES SHORTER THAN THE FIRST ONE, BUT IT IS ALSO FOUR TIMES NARROWER AND FOUR TIMES LOWER AND THEREFORE THE RATIO OF THE VOLUME AND WEIGHT IS 4 X 4 X 4 = 64 TIMES. SO 4KG/64 = 62.5 GRAMS LET'S SAY THAT THE FARMER IS TRANSPORTING THE WOLF, THE SHEEP AND THE CABBAGE FROM POINT A TO POINT B. FARMER TRANSPORTS THE SHEEP FROM A TO B. FARMER GOES BACK TO A. FARMER TRANSPORTS THE CABBAGE FROM A TO B. FARMER TRANSPORTS THE SHEEP BACK FROM B TO A. FARMER TRANSPORTS THE WOLF FROM A TO B. FARMER GOES BACK TO A. FARMER TRANSPORTS THE SHEEP FROM A TO B