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Candy Corn
How many dollars would you have left if you started with $20.00 and took 30lbs worth of candy corn which costs 13 cents a pound?
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$20.00. The teaser mentions that you TOOK (as in stole, not bought) the candy.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Mar 15, 2004
stealing and taking are 2 different things. depends how u look at it. in a definition, taking in ur possessions, which means no1 has the right to mess with the item. in ex of taking the candy to the register and paying 4 it.... or whatever
Mar 15, 2004
in another way, it says how many dollars would u have "left." assuming that its past tense and u already bought it.... u wouldn't steal the item that u bought, hmm?
The definition of 'take' is: "To get into one's possession by force, skill, or artifice." Stealing is a form of artifice, so this teaser works just fine. It's a fun teaser, and I admit that I fell for the trick.
i was taken by this. good teaser
Mar 16, 2004
1. i dont bother submitting teasers (if it makes u feel any better) 2. stealing is not related to artifice 3. this is just a comment, no need to be arrogant on one's point of view. its my own opinion. and 4. sorry if this gave u problems or something.
Very Well done, trick me
fyi, stealing is a form of artifice, which can be defined as subtle deception or trickery.
thats a good one i like it alot
U r a stealer !!!!
given that this is in the "trick" category, and the teaser says that they 'take' the candy, rather than 'purchase' the candy, i think they intentionally didn't use the words "buy" or "purchase" for a reason....taking something doesn't connote a purchase of it
first off must you people argue on the comments page
second nice teaser
second nice teaser
i thought like, given it said how many "dollars" were left, it would be $15 instead of the exact amount
Pretty cute
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