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The Bet
Fred told Jack: "I'll bet you a dollar, that if you give me two dollars, I'll give you back three dollars."
Who ended up winning money?
Who ended up winning money?
Answer
Fred did. Jack gave him two dollars, but he did not give him back three dollars, so he lost the bet and gave Jack one dollar, still holding one of Jack's dollars.Hide Answer Show Answer
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or Fred did give him back 3 dollars and got his money back
Lizard, you're not to bright, are you?
i dont get it
i got the same solution lizard did - jack gives fred two, fred gives jack three, jack gives fred one...fred wins the bet - it doesn't say who gets the most money
what the? not cool man
this is logic
Fred did not have a dollar in the first place. This is a trick/con/graft.
Fred gets $2 and cannot return $3 so he wins the bet and $1.
Ya can only trick those willing to be tricked.
Fred gets $2 and cannot return $3 so he wins the bet and $1.
Ya can only trick those willing to be tricked.
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