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Peggy's Purchase
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Can you figure out what is happening in this situation?
One afternoon while Peggy was at the grocery store, something caught her eye. She knew the item cost very little, but she didn't think there was any point in buying it. However, she still decided to buy it, but it resulted in her having to pay a lot more money than the original price.
One afternoon while Peggy was at the grocery store, something caught her eye. She knew the item cost very little, but she didn't think there was any point in buying it. However, she still decided to buy it, but it resulted in her having to pay a lot more money than the original price.
Hint
- Nothing illegal happened.- She was very happy with her purchase and the result.
- It was her lucky day.
Answer
Peggy bought a lottery ticket and won. She had to pay a lot of money for the taxes of the prize, but ended up earning much more.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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