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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 THE DAUGHTER SHOULD PICK ENVELOPE 1. STATEMENTS 1 AND 2 ARE FALSE, AND THE ONLY TRUE STATEMENT IS STATEMENT 3. IF THE CHECK WAS IN ENVELOPE 1, THAT WOULD MAKE STATEMENT 1 AND STATEMENT 2 FALSE AND STATEMENT 3 WOULD BE THE ONLY TRUE STATEMENT. IF THE CHECK WAS IN ENVELOPE 2, BOTH STATEMENTS 1 AND 2 WOULD BE TRUE. IF THE CHECK WAS IN ENVELOPE 3, BOTH STATEMENTS 1 AND 3 WOULDBE TRUE 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 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)