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The Mystery of the Missing Paisa
Two women were selling marbles in the market
place—one at three for a paisa and other at two fora
paisa. One day both of them were obliged to return
home when each had thirty marbles unsold. They put
together the two lots of marbles and handing them
over to a friend asked her to sell them at five tor 2
paise. According to their calculation. after all, 3 for one
paisa and 2 for one paisa was exactly the same as 5 for
2 paise.
Now they were expecting to get 25 paise for the
marbles, as they would have got. if sold separately. But
much to their surprise they got only 24 paise for the
entire lot.
Now where did the one paisa go? Can vou explan:
the mystery?
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