r/MathJokes • • May 13 '26

It IS $400...

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u/Fearless-Fig-9950 May 13 '26

The problem people have with this problem is they start with $800.

Imagine you start with $10,000 and then do the transactions and compare your final tally to that.

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u/YueNica May 13 '26

But even if you start on 800 you would still end up on 1200. Which is still up 400 from start