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The Generous Aussie

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Puzzle ID:	#10226
Fun:	(2.74)
Difficulty:	(1.88)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	flynn
Corrected By:	twixy

Two Australians arrive in the U.S with a total of $100. They divide it equally. One of them, seeing a woman complaining about having little money, gave $25 to her.

How much money do the two Australians now have in total?

The answer is not $75.

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Answer

$100.

The Australians were brother and sister. The generous brother gave his complaining sister $25 of his money!
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Comments

sarcastic_brat53 Feb 12, 2003	That's a good teaser!!!!!!!!!!!
(user deleted) Mar 08, 2003	Now THATS a teaser ... g*job Flynn... congrats.... keep em coming...
tony Mar 19, 2003	You've spelt australian wrong
whyme May 24, 2003	u should have said that they were bro and sis. Ps also u cant see somebody complaining u hear them complaining
jessicag Jul 21, 2003	This is a great teaser!
darren Sep 03, 2003	Here is a teaser how can you see someone complain and not hear them. if you were deaf you would have to lip read so yes you can see someone complain
krishnan Feb 17, 2004	Nice one! I was thinking in terms of Australian dollars and American dollars and went in the wrong direction.
sweetime May 26, 2005	i either went with that the money went to one of the pair, or that some of it got lost on the conversion rate
Nytwynd Aug 10, 2005	Nice. They could also be man and wife
horsegal196 Feb 03, 2008	I don't get it. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dudebomb93 Apr 09, 2008	Brilliant