TLW (The Little Woman) is many things: one thing she is not is a crook. However…
We sat in the restaurant talking about our schedules for the week. I mentioned that I had to take the dog to the groomers and she said:
“Oh, that reminds me, let me give you the money for her. Do you have two ten dollar bills?”
“Hummm, let me see.. I have only one ten.” The sweat is beginning to form on my brow.”
“OK, Give me the ten and I’ll give you $50.”
“But the groomer costs $45!”
“So you are ahead by five!”
“Wait a minute, I’m out $5!
“No you are not. Here, give me back the $45, and I’ll give you $60. Now give me back another $10, and we are even!”
I think about this one.
Now I’m still out $5!”
“No, you were ahead $5, and with this transaction you are still ahead, with another $5, so that makes up for the $10!”
“No, wait… I gave you ten and you gave me.”
“Here, let me figure it out.”
She takes out her pad and starts to figure like she is at the Wanna-Be Bank and Truss Co.”
She takes back all the money and says: “Here is $45 OK?
I put my $10 back and say: “OK”
To think her parents paid tuition for that kind of math!
I guess it was better than a stick-up. If it were, I would have insisted she do it right, with a mask!
1 comment:
This is Pat who works with TLW
at the Wanna Be Bank and Truss Co.
I see nothing wrong with her math.
It sounds logical to me.
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