Little test

[Fungus]

I'm afraid the money will have to go to Bace.

No-one by that name here.

 

[Worthingite]

You've got 10 minutes to answer this test which should take 10 seconds to work out.
A pair of shoes and a cleaning cloth cost £51. The shoes cost £50 more than the cloth. How much was the cloth?

Ok I'm being really thick here or missing the joke completely..... Can someone explain how it's 50p?!?!

 

[seagulls4ever]

Ok I'm being really thick here or missing the joke completely..... Can someone explain how it's 50p?!?!

Shoes + cloth = £51

Shoes = £50.50 + cloth = £0.50 = £51 (difference of £50)

If for e.g. the cloth was £1 and the shoes were £50 the difference would only be £49. If the cloth was £1 and the shoes were £51 the difference is £50, but the total is £52, not £51.

It's one of those things where the wording is meant to confuse you. It got me at first.

 

[GT49er]

Are you going to spend that time trying to find last week's missing pound?

A pound? Now we're looking for the missing ten thousand!

 

[brakespear]

Shoes + cloth = £51

Shoes = £50.50 + cloth = £0.50 = £51 (difference of £50)

If for e.g. the cloth was £1 and the shoes were £50 the difference would only be £49. If the cloth was £1 and the shoes were £51 the difference is £50, but the total is £52, not £51.

It's one of those things where the wording is meant to confuse you. It got me at first.

I don't mind admitting I didn't get it either so thanks

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Thrupence halfpenny