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soco
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Math problem!


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I think he made $20

Just his expenditures....$60+$80=$140
His profits....$70+$90=$160

Profits minus expenditures is a profit of $20

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save yourselves.. the answer is revealed

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Buy for $60.
Sell for $70
..gain +$10

$70 isn't enough to rebuy the same thing at $80.
You need an ADDITIONAL $10.
(A loan of $10)

Resell at $90, you recover the $70, repay your loan of $10, and have only $10 to show for your overall efforts.

IN THE END, HOW MUCH?
(The first $10 profit doesn't count in the beginning when it becomes the investing norm of the second purchase.)

IN THE END you make $10.
I'm happy with my incorrect answer.

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90-60= 20

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90 minus 60 equals 30, not 20.

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What's your answer for the math problem, Soco?

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Big-Al-One wrote:
What's your answer for the math problem, Soco?

@Yorick almost has it figured out. @PepperJ got it right.

90 minus 60 equals 30, but it cost you 10 to get to the 90. 30 minus 10 equals 20 total profit.

Change the second transaction to any other animal and you'll see what I mean.

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soco wrote:

Change the second transaction to any other animal and you'll see what I mean.

I got 20 as well, but I have no idea what you mean by this?

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He's 20 up

He buys for 60 do 60 down
He sells for 70 so 10 up
He buys for 80 so is 70 down
He sells for 90 so is 20 up

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