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THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE QUESTION IS CLEVERLY PHRASED TO CONCEAL WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. LET'S LOCATE ALL THAT MONEY. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS OUT THERE TO BE FOUND.THE WAY THAT THIS QUESTION IS TRICKY IS THAT IT COMBINES THAT TWO WAYS. THE FIRST WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID MOM AND DAD PAY ORIGINALLY? THE SECOND WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? SO IF IT IS THE FIRST WAY, THEN CLEARLY THE TOTAL WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR IS THE $100. SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT $100. THE SHIRT COSTS $97, THE BOY KEEPS $1 AND MOM AND DAD GET $1 BACK. THAT ADDS UP FINE. NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE SECOND WAY. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? WELL $98 DOLLARS, AND $97 OF IT WENT FOR THE SHIRT AND $1 TO THE BOY. NOW, THAT ADDS UP TOO. THE PROBLEM WITH THE QUESTION IS THAT THE THE $1 THAT THE BOY KEEPS IS CONTAINED IN THE $98 THAT THEY END UP PAYING SO WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO ADD TO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL THE BARBER LOST $5 IN CASH. THE LADY FROM THE FLOWER SHOP GAVE $20 TO THE BARBER AND EVENTUALLY GOT HER $20 BACK. THE MAN WHO GOT THE HAIRCUT, GAVE NOTHING EXCEPT THE COUNTERFEIT MONEY AND GOT $5 BACK. SO THE BARBER LOST $5 IN CASH BUT LOST $15 IN REVENUE AS HE GOT COUNTERFEIT MONEY FOR THE HAIRCUT. LET'S SAY THE BARBER HAD $20 INITIALLY. HE GOT A $20 BILL FOR THE HAIRCUT AND AFTER PAYING THE MAN THE $5 CHANGE, HE HAD A BALANCE OF $35. THE BARBER THEN GAVE $20 TO THE LADY FROM THE FLOWER SHOP IN EXCHANGE FOR THE COUNTERFEIT MONEY WHICH BROUGHT HIS BALANCE TO $15. SO, THE BARBER MADE A LOSS OF $5, SINCE HIS BALANCE AFTER THE HAIRCUT WAS $15 FROM THE INITIAL AMOUNT OF $20 THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE QUESTION IS CLEVERLY PHRASED TO CONCEAL WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. LET'S LOCATE ALL THAT MONEY. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS OUT THERE TO BE FOUND.THE WAY THAT THIS QUESTION IS TRICKY IS THAT IT COMBINES THAT TWO WAYS. THE FIRST WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE GUYS PAY ORIGINALLY? THE SECOND WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? SO IF IT IS THE FIRST WAY, THEN CLEARLY THE TOTAL WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR IS THE $30. SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT $30. THE MANAGER KEEPS $25, THE BELLBOY GETS $2 AND THE GUYS GET $3 BACK. THAT ADDS UP FINE. NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE SECOND WAY. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? WELL $27 DOLLARS, AND $25 OF IT WENT TO THE OWNER AND $2 TO THE BELLBOY. NOW, THAT ADDS UP TOO. THE PROBLEM WITH THE QUESTION IS THAT THE THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY GETS ARE CONTAINED IN THE $27 THAT THEY END UP PAYING SO WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO ADD TO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL 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)