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Bob brought 100 dollars to the mall. He bought a 75 dollar jacket and the clerk gave him 5 dollars back. Bob checked the change, said "thank you" and left. Why did Bob not mind about the amount of change he was given?
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Bob brought $100, but not a $100 bill. He paid $80 and he got $5 change. Fair enough I say.Hide Answer Show Answer
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good
another option:
jacket was $75 but with taxes it came to $95 (real high tax state).
jacket was $75 but with taxes it came to $95 (real high tax state).
Ah, I thought he had already bought something so he only had 80 dollars left
Mar 10, 2003
I like it
He also owed the clerk money from a previous transaction.
Good one
i thought that he bought sumthin else be4 the jacket
heeheehee
to "singcan": maby we arnt as smart as you, or as dumb as you, so just be quiet.
Apr 30, 2003
I would suggest rephrasing the question so it says "The ONLY thing Bob bought was a $75 jacket" since I thought he could have bought other things as well. Or even put that into a hint.
nice one!
Apr 04, 2005
the cashier could have giving him 5 $5 bills back. Love it anyways
easy
there isn't an $80 bill
Ya there is too many possibilities but I thought of this among the others.
he got five dollars back... and a twenty.
to rschwietzer, clothes don't have tax
He got back 5 $5 bills
^ Excactly what I said
Sep 24, 2012
@cascada
I don't know where you are from, but here in GA there are taxes on almost everything. (Including clothing)
I don't know where you are from, but here in GA there are taxes on almost everything. (Including clothing)
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