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Flow of dollars in the riddle – comparing the sum of values circled in yellow (10+10+10=30) with the sum of absolute values of those shaded yellow (9+9+9+2=29) is meaningless. The missing dollar riddle is a famous riddle that involves an informal fallacy. It dates to at least the 1930s, although similar puzzles are much older. [1]
Missing dollar riddle: Image title: Flow of money in the missing dollar riddle illustrated by CMG Lee. It is meaningless to compare the sum of the absolute values of the parties shaded yellow and the sum of the values circled in yellow. Width: 100%: Height: 100%
I mean, the answer is obvious when you think about it, because the so-called "missing dollar" is actually in the $25 kept by the cashier (25/3=24+1=25+2+3=30). I realize that 25/3 is 8.3(3), but the 24+1 was used to demonstrate the "missing" dollar. $30 - $5 = $25, each receives $1, the bellhop keeps $2, still comes out as $30.
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After they get in trouble for the missing items, and their uncle walks out, they are to be sent to a children's home. Instead they run away to live in the hollow tree house. Angela helps them hide away from the search party that looks for them. One day, Angela comes looking for the tree house, but gets lost due to the guiding string being broken.