The Missing Dollar Riddle

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Vsauce2

Vsauce2

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@yuarkok6273
@yuarkok6273 6 жыл бұрын
EA: You just lost a dollar. *Want us to get that back for 5.99 Dollars?*
@cameronmeetze8153
@cameronmeetze8153 6 жыл бұрын
Yuarkok 5.99 dollar? You means dollars 😂
@yuarkok6273
@yuarkok6273 6 жыл бұрын
@@cameronmeetze8153 you mean "you mean 5 dollars"
@sniks9901
@sniks9901 6 жыл бұрын
@@yuarkok6273 you mean "you mean" "you mean 6 dollars?"
@nekroneko
@nekroneko 6 жыл бұрын
@Muhsin Mohammed you mean 10 loot boxes with a chance of getting a dollar back for a dollar each go
@obliviouspotato8545
@obliviouspotato8545 6 жыл бұрын
@nekroneko you mean “Everybody is now confusion”
@tipsgaming8685
@tipsgaming8685 5 жыл бұрын
Kevin:how does a dollar dissapear Me:frickin taxes
@ayaso_fia
@ayaso_fia 5 жыл бұрын
Tommy Marco r/woooosh
@damadiel9726
@damadiel9726 5 жыл бұрын
*Laughs in credit fraud*
@inyobill
@inyobill 5 жыл бұрын
Oh, but you have police, fire and paved roads. poor you.
@andrewmorrison3316
@andrewmorrison3316 5 жыл бұрын
magically 6 dollars disappears in the 2nd one. you have $20 busboy takes 2 making it $18 divide that by 3 and you get back 6 dollars each $4 and $6 are the same to this guy
@inyobill
@inyobill 5 жыл бұрын
@@andrewmorrison3316$30 -$5 = $30 -$2 -$3 = $25, what missing dollar?
@datona5678
@datona5678 5 жыл бұрын
“You just lost a dollar” Bold of you to assume I have a dollar
@xCrysT4L1
@xCrysT4L1 4 жыл бұрын
So you are poor?
@Max_G4
@Max_G4 4 жыл бұрын
@@xCrysT4L1 or you just live somewhere where you don't pay with Dollars. For example... all of Europe
@CCABPSacsach
@CCABPSacsach 4 жыл бұрын
Lol yes
@ninjapanda0822
@ninjapanda0822 4 жыл бұрын
Bfb_Pencil battle for bfdi
@aaltaccout8126
@aaltaccout8126 4 жыл бұрын
No no no *Bold*
@ryanandnojo123
@ryanandnojo123 5 жыл бұрын
When I looked at the chart at first I was confused cuz I thought Bill was one of the friends. 😂
@xanderleesweet
@xanderleesweet 5 жыл бұрын
Bill is that greedy friend that took $25 from you and your other 2 friends!
@a_literal_crow
@a_literal_crow 5 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one. ._.
@dontclickmyprofilepicture5638
@dontclickmyprofilepicture5638 5 жыл бұрын
Yo the bill is not a friend but the so believed friend
@noahsduck4109
@noahsduck4109 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@kaaiplayspiano7200
@kaaiplayspiano7200 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Vsause4 Im bill. No? *Y E S .*
@PaleozoicProductions
@PaleozoicProductions 5 жыл бұрын
Vsauce: Micheal Vsauce 2: Kevin Vsauce 3: Jake Vsauce 4: Bill Vsauce 5: Tip Vsauce 6: Busboy
@droddfellow3926
@droddfellow3926 5 жыл бұрын
VSauce 7 Dr Santachrist the rednosed dollar thief
@inverted_paradox4170
@inverted_paradox4170 5 жыл бұрын
Vsauce 8 hobo man
@tommymarco9988
@tommymarco9988 5 жыл бұрын
@@ody5199 you get a dollar $
@yohansaldana8218
@yohansaldana8218 5 жыл бұрын
Vsauce Aleph Nol 9:Saddam Hussein
@BenThereDoneThat24
@BenThereDoneThat24 5 жыл бұрын
Vsauce 69: Josephi Krakowski
@just-a-silly-goofy-guy
@just-a-silly-goofy-guy 6 жыл бұрын
"You just lost a dollar" My bank account x100
@dracologicalgaming8322
@dracologicalgaming8322 6 жыл бұрын
For me it's more like "You just lost a dollar" Wait, I had a dollar?
@alialidrissi4163
@alialidrissi4163 6 жыл бұрын
no u
@GigawingsVideo
@GigawingsVideo 6 жыл бұрын
American banking system in a nutshell.
@raidenvakarian9362
@raidenvakarian9362 6 жыл бұрын
Aaaand it's gone.
@brodiehaddon631
@brodiehaddon631 6 жыл бұрын
kremit the frog more like x1000000
@onredj4326
@onredj4326 6 жыл бұрын
I like to explain this riddle a little differently. Simply, when you perform the mathematical slight of hand of 9+9+9+2, you’re fooling the listener into believing that he must solve for the original $30 that you paid, but this is wrong. What you actually are solving for is 9+9+9-2 which is equal to 25. Once the refund happens, the fact that you paid 30 before is now obsolete information, but the riddle pretends it’s still important. That’s why it works best with 30 because by just changing the sign, you can get a fake result that is one off the original.
@tommyellis7728
@tommyellis7728 6 жыл бұрын
9+9+9+2=29, unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying.
@onredj4326
@onredj4326 6 жыл бұрын
Tommy Ellis Yes, that’s 29, and not 30 because it’s the wrong equation. Instead of +2, the correct math is to -2. And instead of expecting 30 as your answer (deception), you should be expecting 25.
@tommyellis7728
@tommyellis7728 6 жыл бұрын
@@onredj4326 oh, I misread what you said. You did say "-2." my bad!
@R-Cade
@R-Cade 6 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking and then he began to confuse me by switching the numbers around
@Joe_Potts
@Joe_Potts 6 жыл бұрын
AHHH THIS IS EVEN MORE CONFUSING 😱
@samburger1774
@samburger1774 5 жыл бұрын
>its hard because it bombards you with numbers > *2 minutes later, Kevin proceeds to bombard you with numbers*
@Undaglibenglaubengloben
@Undaglibenglaubengloben 5 жыл бұрын
SamPat yes, and for no reason. All he needed to fix the equation in the answer was to switch the sign of the 2 from plus to minus. 9+9+9-2= 25 (the cost of the meal). Done.
@daerdevvyl4314
@daerdevvyl4314 5 жыл бұрын
Gunnar Thiessen But the point is to explain why the mistake happens in the first place. Just fixing that sign doesn’t do that.
@vanskis7618
@vanskis7618 6 жыл бұрын
Vsauce4 is coming. Vsauce, Bill here.
@craigmegley
@craigmegley 6 жыл бұрын
Dont forget Vsauce5. Vsauce, Tip here.
@d3vitron779
@d3vitron779 6 жыл бұрын
Hey vsauce, coyote Peterson here
@tls5870
@tls5870 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Bill, what's the damage?
@munjee2
@munjee2 6 жыл бұрын
@@craigmegley Vsauce6, hey vsauce, bus boy here.
@scroogemcfyuck8110
@scroogemcfyuck8110 6 жыл бұрын
Vsauce5: Vsauce. Tip here.
@davidwells9982
@davidwells9982 5 жыл бұрын
I told my students this riddle and it almost started a classroom riot. It was hilarious.
@CaramelliousDa1
@CaramelliousDa1 2 жыл бұрын
My teacher bet us 200 pounds for whoever solves it. It took me a week but I did solve it but he refused to give me it >:(
@asheep7797
@asheep7797 2 жыл бұрын
@@CaramelliousDa1 he was a busboy, I knew it!
@NatePunzalan
@NatePunzalan 6 жыл бұрын
You and your friends Michael, Jake, and Bill
@alexwang982
@alexwang982 6 жыл бұрын
Nate Punzalan don’t forget tip
@Cg51555
@Cg51555 6 жыл бұрын
@@alexwang982 who's tip
@alexwang982
@alexwang982 6 жыл бұрын
@@Cg51555 The 5th column
@noah321
@noah321 6 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Buck
@maciej4250
@maciej4250 6 жыл бұрын
Hmph, as I had friends...
@HY-ti4bh
@HY-ti4bh 4 жыл бұрын
So the dude overcharged you and took an extra $2 for himself? The real riddle is why isn’t he fired yet
@zulephizus1212
@zulephizus1212 2 жыл бұрын
The server overcharged you. The busboy simply took advantage of that info.
@brandonrepo4
@brandonrepo4 6 жыл бұрын
I did this experiment physically and magically lost 1 dollar. Thanks Vsauce 😢
@asheep7797
@asheep7797 3 жыл бұрын
Well I did it with 30,000,000 dollars, and the BusBoy took $2,000,000, so I lost 1,000,000 dollars!
@zoyadulzura7490
@zoyadulzura7490 11 ай бұрын
@smitshilpatul314 Are you implying that there's a trick that gets you more chocolate? You have my attention.
@Skelly57
@Skelly57 6 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure you’ve uploaded more videos in the past month than VSauce 1 and VSauce 3 have uploaded in the past year
@elijahthompson7049
@elijahthompson7049 6 жыл бұрын
Quantity over quality.
@justinevans1852
@justinevans1852 6 жыл бұрын
@@elijahthompson7049 But these are still quality.
@areszippy4434
@areszippy4434 6 жыл бұрын
@@justinevans1852, they are great videos, and well thought out, but they have no where near the scale and special effects put into other videos, which allows him to churn them out faster.
@justinevans1852
@justinevans1852 6 жыл бұрын
@@areszippy4434 That is true.
@jamietuccinardi2203
@jamietuccinardi2203 6 жыл бұрын
@@b3rgyp00 disney owns the mcu... VSAUCE OWNS VSAUCE 2!?!?!?!?!1/11/?!1/!?!/1/?1//1/!1????1!/1/!?!/??!/?!?
@penguinmaster7
@penguinmaster7 6 жыл бұрын
"Your abilities with numerical cognition are actually pretty good" that's not what my grades say...
@silviafox78
@silviafox78 6 жыл бұрын
teach yourself. School is for brainwashing not for teaching you numerical cognition.
@darkmario720
@darkmario720 6 жыл бұрын
True story school is only useful for jobs not education teach yourself but still go to school
@silviafox78
@silviafox78 6 жыл бұрын
@@darkmario720 yeah only go to school for your "achievements" like your diploma and such because businesses like that :)
@mew2eight773
@mew2eight773 6 жыл бұрын
teachers: teach you how to square root a negative number with imaginary numbers student: how will we use this? teacher: *visible confusion*
@nousername12127
@nousername12127 6 жыл бұрын
@@silviafox78 would you rather not even have the opportunities for education like people in some countries
@VuldGarsk
@VuldGarsk 5 жыл бұрын
"I dunno how to divide 5 dollars between them, so i'll take 2 dollars" Brilliant
@andygarcia7784
@andygarcia7784 6 жыл бұрын
I don’t need to worry about having this problem because I don’t have any friends
@matrixphijr
@matrixphijr 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t need to worry about having this problem because I don’t have any dollars.
@tommymarco9988
@tommymarco9988 5 жыл бұрын
@@dbwww6774 hang on... It's not a double negative... but I do not know what it is. help pls
@ethanlegler6403
@ethanlegler6403 6 жыл бұрын
So we're just going to gloss over the fact that the bus boy committed burglary? Edit: Sorry all, but I couldn't remember the word "theft" when i wrote this comment.
@petrusandersen198
@petrusandersen198 6 жыл бұрын
Dude the customers can't count! Ain't going to jail if no one snitches.
@wiiztec
@wiiztec 6 жыл бұрын
Not unless he broke into the customer's houses later to get that $2
@andresgonzalez7911
@andresgonzalez7911 6 жыл бұрын
@@wiiztec And that would be burglary and theft :)
@TMPreRaff
@TMPreRaff 6 жыл бұрын
Burglary is 'entry into a building with intent to steal'.
@andresgonzalez7911
@andresgonzalez7911 6 жыл бұрын
@@TMPreRaff not nececarally, burglary and theft are two different crimes for a reason, burglary itself is just to enter a building illegally, theft is taking something from someone without their consent. Next time you Google burglary, google the "criminal justice definition" thats the realy one my guy.
@chevrotain
@chevrotain 6 жыл бұрын
Me an intellectual: well it's pretty obvious. There's some random 4th dude called Bill.
@markenangel1813
@markenangel1813 6 жыл бұрын
BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY
@JNCressey
@JNCressey 6 жыл бұрын
Bill (the chad): stole the dollar and yo' girl.
@laysone346
@laysone346 6 жыл бұрын
@@JNCressey I nearly choked on my drink
@alexwang982
@alexwang982 6 жыл бұрын
And Tip. Only pays 2 dollars
@YellowToad
@YellowToad 6 жыл бұрын
g
@thiernodiallo5967
@thiernodiallo5967 3 жыл бұрын
6:06 Kevin: There is no missing dollar. The missing dollar to the side: *sweating profusely*
@pakkiufung883
@pakkiufung883 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@juan3141
@juan3141 6 жыл бұрын
*I CAN'T REMEMBER MY PASSWORD FOR LASTPASS*
@lunafoxfire
@lunafoxfire 6 жыл бұрын
*SHOULD'VE STORED YOUR LASTPASS PASSWORD ON LASTPASS*
@1ava
@1ava 6 жыл бұрын
*WRITE IT DOWN ON PAPER AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE OR SOMETHING*
@benrosen5917
@benrosen5917 6 жыл бұрын
*f*
@bruhbbawallace
@bruhbbawallace 6 жыл бұрын
Name related
@Svmmyy
@Svmmyy 6 жыл бұрын
@alex bynum have you tried using last pass
@dimityrlefterov4877
@dimityrlefterov4877 5 жыл бұрын
,, YOU Just lost a Dollar'' - Jokes on YOU Im from Europe, I DONT use Dollars!
@rodrigo-hj7ol
@rodrigo-hj7ol 5 жыл бұрын
Then the title would be "The Missing "insert all currencies here" Riddle"
@blaise6553
@blaise6553 5 жыл бұрын
You also don't use memes
@rodrigo-hj7ol
@rodrigo-hj7ol 5 жыл бұрын
Dimityr: Am i a joke to you?
@laarrsiavelli
@laarrsiavelli 5 жыл бұрын
Better joke is that ya'll don't tip.
@MrDannyDetail
@MrDannyDetail 5 жыл бұрын
A 'Euro' is actually, to give it it's full name, a European Dollar, so there's a good chance you do in fact use Dollars! Admittedly it depends where in Europe you are though.
@bongoe6997
@bongoe6997 5 жыл бұрын
You michel and jake are at a restaurant. * Writes you Michel and jake on the table * * writes Bill * Me: WHO IS BILL!!
@sophiamalcolm2119
@sophiamalcolm2119 5 жыл бұрын
It's THE Bill not a person named Bill. Does that help?
@bongoe6997
@bongoe6997 5 жыл бұрын
Coding Ant IK
@mohammedalkhalili6305
@mohammedalkhalili6305 5 жыл бұрын
Guys, at first he thought that there was a person names Bill... Easy on the guy
@blitzgaming9561
@blitzgaming9561 5 жыл бұрын
@@neoupath r/ihavereddit to you too. Using r/ihavereddit outside of reddit is contradicting so don't use it just say "this isn't reddit".
@tilerboston5973
@tilerboston5973 5 жыл бұрын
Blitz Gaming r/wooooshception
@user-ft3jq5vi2l
@user-ft3jq5vi2l 5 жыл бұрын
Teacher: the test isn't even that confusing! The test:
@Nerizwith
@Nerizwith 4 жыл бұрын
Lol common core is literally this riddle
@aaltaccout8126
@aaltaccout8126 4 жыл бұрын
@redspin2ify
@redspin2ify 6 жыл бұрын
Anyone seen this riddle before but literally forgets the solution every time you see it? Its blown my mind like 5 times in my life, deja vu is real
@EGRJ
@EGRJ 6 жыл бұрын
I didn't even get it the first time I heard it a long time ago. This time I was listening to Kevin explain and about halfway through I went "wait, that's not what you do with the $2."
@sebione3576
@sebione3576 6 жыл бұрын
I love you for making me realize I'm not the only one who's done that.
@DirtmopAZ
@DirtmopAZ 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah...Kevin did this already
@snowfloofcathug
@snowfloofcathug 6 жыл бұрын
I have that sometimes, like the second time encountering this phenomenon, but when he puts “9 9 9 25 2” it was *really* clear to me that it was 9+9+9=25+2 before he had even said 27, so luckily I didn’t need a _third_ epiphany on the same trick
@HotDog-yf2je
@HotDog-yf2je 6 жыл бұрын
yeah but once you see it its so simple, you paid 27$ with the tip, , so that is 9+9+9, ? i dont even get how i got confused
@jite_o
@jite_o 2 жыл бұрын
I remember my friend bringing up the question back in high school (2008). I was able to solve and tell him the problem was in how it was phrased. He never agreed. I just sent him this video (14 years later), with the quote "I was right". 🤣
@steampunkWizardStudios
@steampunkWizardStudios 3 жыл бұрын
Your boss explaining why taking that $2 tip was a bad choice:
@user-B12
@user-B12 2 жыл бұрын
i have known this riddle for almost 20 years. i was at home and came my nephew with a bunch of unsolved riddles in a book and we stumbled upon this one that amazed us, to the point i still remember it 20 years later! lovely video Mr.V 🤓
@TristanBomber
@TristanBomber 6 жыл бұрын
Paused at 2:09. My "solution" is that there is no reason to expect the total "before" and the total "after" to be equal. In the "before" scenario, $10 + $10 + $10 = $30. In the "after" scenario, $9 + $9 + $9 = $25 + $2. Everything's fine, the equations are equal, and there's no missing dollar. The reason the "riddle" exists is because the $2 is placed on the wrong side of the equal sign - we're putting it with the customers, when it should actually be with the bill. We're asking "why isn't the $29 equal to $30?" when in fact there is no reason to suppose that it should be.
@IsaacPrinTheNerd
@IsaacPrinTheNerd 6 жыл бұрын
YES, YOU SEE IT TOO! It was $30-$3 for $27 that they actually paid. Can't believe he got this so wrong. ....On Purpose
@carrjeep7538
@carrjeep7538 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I understand your analysis. I didn’t understand the video at all.
@bohnec1
@bohnec1 6 жыл бұрын
Totally 9 + 9 + 9 - 2 = 25, and those 5 dollars of overpay is then 30
@supersaiyancaleb7107
@supersaiyancaleb7107 6 жыл бұрын
This is where my mind immediately went too. I was just like... "WTF... You don't know how to math! You're putting the wrong numbers in the wrong places!"
@bernt1997
@bernt1997 6 жыл бұрын
- 9 - 9 - 9 +2 = -25, all four paid 25 that is. and the driver got + 25, that is the logic used first (30 - 10 - 10 - 10 = 0) and (25 - 9 - 9 - 9 + 2 = 0) there is nothing wrong here. and the next one should be ( 10 - 4 - 4 - 4 + 2 = 0) he simply forgets that the total amount paid should be negative.. not posetive
@Tone720
@Tone720 6 жыл бұрын
Never mind losing a dollar, I'll buy that for a dollar.
@themc3311
@themc3311 6 жыл бұрын
You get a like because I understood that reference. Anyone else?
@beefcakeandgravy
@beefcakeandgravy 6 жыл бұрын
@@themc3311 I drove up in my 6000SUX just to understand a second layer to the reference
@dustinmoe4985
@dustinmoe4985 6 жыл бұрын
Ill buy it for a dollor and 5 cents
@wes2891
@wes2891 6 жыл бұрын
Dustin Moe one dollar and six cents
@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 6 жыл бұрын
Robocop reference btw
@animallife4803
@animallife4803 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao I asked my teacher this question an here's what she said: Me: *explains question* Me: So where is the missing dollar? Teacher: In my pocket.
@cutechubbypanda8094
@cutechubbypanda8094 4 жыл бұрын
Ahahahha
@aedanhogan3744
@aedanhogan3744 4 жыл бұрын
😐
@sashimiroll5055
@sashimiroll5055 4 жыл бұрын
*MOOD*
@whatisthis2809
@whatisthis2809 4 жыл бұрын
@loocuh just laugh and leave
@liam.28
@liam.28 3 жыл бұрын
@loocuh probably but it’s funny
@stenquist1
@stenquist1 Жыл бұрын
I've been enjoying your videos for a few years. Thanks
@2600slumedout
@2600slumedout 5 жыл бұрын
I checked my wallet when he said that I lost a dollar. You never know with this guy. Good vid
@_deletus_
@_deletus_ 3 жыл бұрын
Bro. He said not literally.
@mischievousmarker6616
@mischievousmarker6616 3 жыл бұрын
It’s a joke :|
@puspamadak
@puspamadak 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@craigbenedict7142
@craigbenedict7142 6 жыл бұрын
My dumbass though 'Bill' was a friend too
@joejohnstone3170
@joejohnstone3170 5 жыл бұрын
Liam Fauve dont use words you can't spell, especially when you're trying to insult someone.
@craigbenedict7142
@craigbenedict7142 5 жыл бұрын
@@joejohnstone3170 oof
@kingcrimson293
@kingcrimson293 5 жыл бұрын
@@joejohnstone3170 r/woooosh
@FuttBucker42069
@FuttBucker42069 5 жыл бұрын
And that’s how YOU lost the dollar 😂
@Tortle_owo
@Tortle_owo 5 жыл бұрын
Joe Johnstone r/woosh
@Xperim
@Xperim 6 жыл бұрын
Glad that Kevin is keeping Vsauce alive.
@mosab643
@mosab643 6 жыл бұрын
Yeh, he didn't sell out like his senior.
@ophigreen2096
@ophigreen2096 6 жыл бұрын
@@mosab643 Hmm?
@mosab643
@mosab643 6 жыл бұрын
@@ophigreen2096 I'm talking about Mr. Stevens.
@cherry.berry2
@cherry.berry2 3 жыл бұрын
Me at first: Wait that's illegal Then: Oh I see, this is easy After explanation: Now I'm confused again
@SpikeViper
@SpikeViper 6 жыл бұрын
The Missing Comment Riddle
@brokenwave6125
@brokenwave6125 6 жыл бұрын
There are no replies on this comment.
@noelarreola5641
@noelarreola5641 6 жыл бұрын
*Where are the missing replies?*
@awawpogi3036
@awawpogi3036 6 жыл бұрын
There is one missing reply out of 4
@Ignacio.Romero
@Ignacio.Romero 6 жыл бұрын
You're everywhere!! Hail vooperia
@sdm000
@sdm000 6 жыл бұрын
*TRUE AF!* Especially when the video is just uploaded. *OH!* Don't forget that "50 likes, 20 views" thing
@TheDisabledGamersChannel
@TheDisabledGamersChannel 6 жыл бұрын
Kevin, Kevin here, thank you for the 6 months of bit defender free on your last video, it's an awesome program, ty.
@johnyliltoe
@johnyliltoe 6 жыл бұрын
I love it myself. Already had it, so no free trial for me, but it works well on my computer and the anti-theft features on my phone are a nice bonus.
@aimeeford780
@aimeeford780 5 жыл бұрын
*Me on the outside* :ohhhh, I get it!! *Me on the inside* : what the actual heck?!?!?! I’m so confused
@bpao3271
@bpao3271 5 жыл бұрын
@@neoupath lol me 2
@danielsmith4525
@danielsmith4525 2 жыл бұрын
I love how you just tell what the problem is and just do it. You don’t make people wait to start
@davidgrandm453
@davidgrandm453 5 жыл бұрын
I get it now! 27$ plus the 2$ tip, plus one Bill equals 30$
@anedge6706
@anedge6706 5 жыл бұрын
What?
@jerrylin7221
@jerrylin7221 5 жыл бұрын
Yes einstein here
@kenbrohere
@kenbrohere 4 жыл бұрын
The riddle assumes a 26 dollar bill.
@gFamWeb
@gFamWeb 6 жыл бұрын
Shorter version: The refund was 5 dollars. So you took the original payment, subtracted 3 of those dollars but then added the remaining 2 dollars back. That makes no gosh darn sense. Slightly longer version: 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 Whoops the bill was actually 25 dollars so subtract 5 from both sides to get the actual bill 10 + 10 + 10 - 5 = 30 - 5 Now lets separate out the different payments and simplify the right side (10 - 1) + (10 - 1) + (10 - 1) - 2 = 25 See we subtracted the first three dollars of the refund, but we need to continue to subtract the other two So now we get: 9 + 9 + 9 - 2 = 25 Which becomes 27 - 2 = 25 That's the whole thing. Bing bang boom. No nonsense about "considering the $3 twice"
@anavejar08
@anavejar08 6 жыл бұрын
SysPowerTools same, it’s simple math
@Tarkov.
@Tarkov. 6 жыл бұрын
I've seen IRL where people do these quick-math problems and cause intentional screw-ups to their own benefit. We called them quick changers, where a guy would hand you $100 for his bill, get his change back, and then say "oh I have a 20, here, give me back the $100." So he hands you a $20, takes his $100 back but doesn't give you back the change. Then while the cashier is confused as hell, he walks off with his purchase and something like $100 profit.
@Known_as_The_Ghost
@Known_as_The_Ghost 6 жыл бұрын
Yep. Never do multiple transactions at once.
@wzdew
@wzdew 6 жыл бұрын
It's a little more convoluted than that. Say you pay $5 for a beer with a $10 bill. The bartender hands you back $5. You take it and then say, "Oh, before you close the till, I have some dollar bills that will make it even", and you hand them 5 $1 bills and receive the $10 back. You end up with a free beer. The confusion comes from doing multiple transactions simultaneously and double counting the $5. Basically, in the bartenders mind, you paid $10 + $5 in ones and got $10 back. It's a classic small con.
@Tarkov.
@Tarkov. 6 жыл бұрын
@@wzdew Yeah I was having a hard time putting it into words, but exactly this.
@Codemarla
@Codemarla 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I got caught out by that once when I was a kid and got my first bar job. Someone tried it a 2nd time though and I had learnt ny lesson and called them out on it.
@tylerjanesprime
@tylerjanesprime 4 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Vsauce!! This riddle is a perfect example of how people, both intentionally and unintentionally confuse facts and logic in our real lives resulting in stress, anxiety and confrontation with others.
@keilanodriscoll822
@keilanodriscoll822 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@RyanHelbig
@RyanHelbig 6 жыл бұрын
It's quite simple. The $27 they paid includes the $2 tip... You can't add them together.
@kaktuslieferant218
@kaktuslieferant218 6 жыл бұрын
thank you
@thelastcube.
@thelastcube. 6 жыл бұрын
Back when I was a kid, I used to get mad because I couldn't solve this one, after a while putting the numbers on a paper I was mad because how dumb this was and how tf I wasn't able to solve this This riddle makes me mad It's my favourite
@TonyMacaroni69_
@TonyMacaroni69_ 6 жыл бұрын
I hate it when I'm eating something crunchy and I can't hear the TV anymore
@Regs3000
@Regs3000 6 жыл бұрын
Amen
@electricbird8993
@electricbird8993 6 жыл бұрын
SwissSpace uhhh ok
@ethancal381
@ethancal381 5 жыл бұрын
It’s worse with earbuds
@jonathanouyang
@jonathanouyang 4 жыл бұрын
@@ethancal381 Omg it's so bad. It like amplifys it.
@anthonystamm8890
@anthonystamm8890 3 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm Tony ,I sent you this riddle a year or so ago only I use 3 businessmen in my example. Also asked others and you are the only one who even attempted a answer thank you. I'm going to watch video again and try to understand more . This and lots of your other topics interesting and enjoyable but need to sit back and think, or figure out. Ok thanks again.Tony
@stevensegal6290
@stevensegal6290 6 жыл бұрын
*MR. KRABS HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*
@sebione3576
@sebione3576 6 жыл бұрын
Aaa-kakakakakakakak.
@1123-n3r
@1123-n3r 6 жыл бұрын
I'm finna steal this comment
@johnmburu3495
@johnmburu3495 6 жыл бұрын
One, you put the dollar in me pants, two, you put the dollar in me pants, or three, you put the dollar in me pants!!!!
@visibleconfusion9894
@visibleconfusion9894 6 жыл бұрын
no idea what you were talking about during most of the video but i enjoyed it
@carltonleboss
@carltonleboss 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, first reply
@emilandreasson9670
@emilandreasson9670 6 жыл бұрын
Same tbh
@spread2081
@spread2081 6 жыл бұрын
Welcome to vsauce
@nome3795
@nome3795 6 жыл бұрын
Every vsauce video
@DizV71
@DizV71 6 жыл бұрын
Lol
@sarcasm-83
@sarcasm-83 6 жыл бұрын
Loving the frequent uploads :) Thanks Kevin, good stuff. Happy holidays.
@randomsquidproductions4061
@randomsquidproductions4061 5 жыл бұрын
Where'd the dollar go? Kevin: that's Dallas.
@will4not
@will4not 6 жыл бұрын
I love how you break these riddles and paradoxes down.
@Diabhork
@Diabhork 5 жыл бұрын
Secretly, I put the missing dollar in my pocket and ran
@MaGFarqui
@MaGFarqui 6 жыл бұрын
Yayyyy! Vsauce2 and the create unknown uploads on the same day!
@adnankassem8114
@adnankassem8114 3 жыл бұрын
my dad told me this riddle when I was a kid. I was bewildered at the time -but then he explained how it works to me. I cant believe I found this on KZbin!!! Reminded me of my awesome childhood - thanks
@noob_ukko2771
@noob_ukko2771 5 жыл бұрын
i remember my dad telling me this like 4 - 5 years ago and me being a kid, i didnt understand and thought that they dropped a dollar or something :p
@Tata-iu3fy
@Tata-iu3fy 6 жыл бұрын
The whole time I was like NO! You’re counting it all wrong! 😂
@CarmsCelestia
@CarmsCelestia 6 жыл бұрын
@Shakthi Udana Yeah, it's kinda irritating to watch when you're not fooled by the riddle.. I was there the entire time like... "27-2 is 25, thats exactly right, why tf do you wanna add them? The three missing is what you gave back"
@Rorius
@Rorius 6 жыл бұрын
Oh totally, I'm here like "why you keep adding the tip to the paid total, it's already in there" xD
@yoyay123
@yoyay123 6 жыл бұрын
literalllyyylylylylylyylylyl
@gramcrackag6342
@gramcrackag6342 6 жыл бұрын
yes. i thought i was missing something so i stayed until i was just told what i already knew (the answer)
@Cae_the_Kitsune
@Cae_the_Kitsune 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's not really a riddle. The premise contains an obvious error.
@soniakangaju8848
@soniakangaju8848 5 жыл бұрын
Kevin: *explains the problem* Where's the missing dollar?? Where did it go??? Me, a beginner at economics: That is NOT how bookkeeping works, but okay
@SamMcPieVTOL
@SamMcPieVTOL 3 жыл бұрын
The moment he added what they spent and the tip, I just sighed and seeing the fact that so many people were stumped by this makes me disappointed haha.
@ryanmarmol152
@ryanmarmol152 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I kept watching because I almost clicked off the video once I realized the math you did was wrong, but then you later explained that it was part of the riddle and meant to confuse.
@Arcanilumia
@Arcanilumia 5 жыл бұрын
"You just lost a dollar" I have money?
@twilightundersky8658
@twilightundersky8658 4 жыл бұрын
No, you don’t. You know why? ‘Cause you’re broke.
@eamonnmclaughlin7689
@eamonnmclaughlin7689 6 жыл бұрын
so I still have $6.16 in my bank
@wynchesster
@wynchesster 6 жыл бұрын
Love it, I've been telling people this riddle since I was a little kid and first heard it myself. It's great to get a complete explanation of what is actually going on :)
@203maxwell
@203maxwell 5 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story: leave a 20% tip.
@murder7415
@murder7415 4 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story : don't tip. Move to any country where tipping isn't mandatory. Why must you, a consumer, pay the wages of an employee? That's the employer's job!
@darrencrissistotallyawesom918
@darrencrissistotallyawesom918 4 жыл бұрын
@@murder7415 Where do you live? Asking for a friend
@arikwolf3777
@arikwolf3777 4 жыл бұрын
@@murder7415: I don't know why we tip anymore. Since the wait staff is getting $15/hour, "the living wage", they don't need tips to live. Also, if you do tip, don't include the taxes in the tip calculation.
@jalexoneschanel1356
@jalexoneschanel1356 4 жыл бұрын
@@arikwolf3777 the wait staff doesn’t get that much. Everywhere in the US tipped positions, like wait staff, are paid less than minimum wage. Disabled people can also be paid sub minimum wages by their employers regardless of whether it’s a tipped position or not. Gotta love the US.
@arikwolf3777
@arikwolf3777 4 жыл бұрын
@@jalexoneschanel1356: As long as a person make $30 in tip for the month, the employer can pay that person below minimum wage. The exceptions are CA, NV, OR, WA, AK and MN. Everyone gets state minimum wage before tips. I will not tip in those states.
@dead_warrior_wae
@dead_warrior_wae 5 жыл бұрын
And that's the reason why I'm skeptical about my friends bill "division" every time we go out.
@bruhmoment9413
@bruhmoment9413 5 жыл бұрын
At 3:39 in the top left corner there is the number 158 that is the answer to the question on the text book I think.
@elektronz123
@elektronz123 5 жыл бұрын
Yes. I caught it using ur link.
@bradleybroekman7915
@bradleybroekman7915 5 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't the second scenario be 6 times 3 making 18 and the waiter takes 2 that gives you 20$?
@nalliena
@nalliena 5 жыл бұрын
I looked for a video like this because the substitute in my history class told us, "if you can solve this math problem, then I'll leave a good note for your class." This is literally the exact same problem, but different scenario
@rb1471
@rb1471 5 жыл бұрын
Got me at first with the presentation but then I realized you did this: 9 + 9 + 9 + 2 = 29$ which is false, the 2$ is part of the 9 + 9 + 9. So really the answer is (9 + 9 + 9) + 3 where (9 + 9 + 9) includes the tip and the 3 is the returned dollars.
@nowonmetube
@nowonmetube 5 жыл бұрын
Wrong
@santiagoferrari1973
@santiagoferrari1973 5 жыл бұрын
@@nowonmetube not at all. He got it right.
@SpydersByte
@SpydersByte 5 жыл бұрын
@RB Wow, amazing solution there. It's almost like you watched the same video we did and now you're retelling it for no real reason.
@rb1471
@rb1471 5 жыл бұрын
@@SpydersByte Thanks tips, didn't know that.
@damason724
@damason724 5 жыл бұрын
@@SpydersByte that was hilarious
@alexbuczala8749
@alexbuczala8749 6 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't you be subtracting the 2$ tip instead of adding it?
@SedateGaming123
@SedateGaming123 6 жыл бұрын
Alex Buczala thats another answer
@vwgolfg9353
@vwgolfg9353 6 жыл бұрын
Yeap
@babelfishdude
@babelfishdude 6 жыл бұрын
Yup, "tip" is not what it is, the guy "stole" the $2. That might make it a little bit easier to understand. Stole also signifies that they were unaware of the transaction, and its size.
@MegaDudeman21
@MegaDudeman21 5 жыл бұрын
@@babelfishdude that doesnt matter
@djisar
@djisar 6 жыл бұрын
I've been telling people this riddle for a decade and never knew the answer LOL mind blown, I guess I just never took the time to think about it logically
@dee.f88
@dee.f88 4 жыл бұрын
14 years ago when i was 18 years old,, I went into the construction industry. One morning I went into the port-o potty (probably to hide) and I sat down. There in front of me, written on the wall was this entire riddle. It blew my mind to this day and I always appreciated the fact some random worker took the time to write this riddle word for word in great penmanship too lol!
@Mushroomlau
@Mushroomlau 6 жыл бұрын
You can keep the change.... I can't do math.... HAHAHA
@williamthepigeon1848
@williamthepigeon1848 5 жыл бұрын
3:38 when you drop the book in the top left corner appears the number “158”
@ddddsasawwfdwafaw
@ddddsasawwfdwafaw 6 жыл бұрын
I thought this would be the Snapchat one where you owe the parents 50 dollars each
@ClusivePlayz
@ClusivePlayz 6 жыл бұрын
same concept
@LynkJRayvonn
@LynkJRayvonn 5 жыл бұрын
When he said I lost a dollar I instinctually looked at my wallet, even though I don't have any cash.
@maggiecrawford7981
@maggiecrawford7981 6 жыл бұрын
I have just realised after binging these videos, that Kevin sounds like hiccup from how to train my dragon
@anirudhsharma5211
@anirudhsharma5211 5 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhhh I just noticed that!!! P. S Its how to train YOUR dragon
@matthewtallent8296
@matthewtallent8296 6 жыл бұрын
05:23 How my gf responds when I ask if we can cuddle and talk about my feelings.
@sebione3576
@sebione3576 6 жыл бұрын
Oooo that context. Well played.
@NickRoman
@NickRoman 6 жыл бұрын
Oh, I thought you were going to say it was 3:02
@matthewtallent8296
@matthewtallent8296 6 жыл бұрын
@@NickRoman lmao you destroyed me
@dirm12
@dirm12 6 жыл бұрын
Lmdo
@Xeloro
@Xeloro 6 жыл бұрын
People come up with the most bizarre names for riddles
@Known_as_The_Ghost
@Known_as_The_Ghost 6 жыл бұрын
JoJo's _______ Adventure Where'd my word go?
@NickRoman
@NickRoman 6 жыл бұрын
@@Known_as_The_Ghost , It's the Missing Word Riddle!
@reywashere5284
@reywashere5284 3 жыл бұрын
"Where is the missing dollar?" "If I knew, then it wouldn't be missing, would it?"
@chrisnicolella1641
@chrisnicolella1641 6 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this riddle. Great video!
@pramathkelkar7230
@pramathkelkar7230 6 жыл бұрын
For me a maths class is like a foreign movie being watched without subtitles. PS:-I love maths and it's beauty.
@FLUXXEUS
@FLUXXEUS 6 жыл бұрын
a version of this "riddle" is used when a someone uses a large bill to essentially scam money out off those behind the cash register by asking for change or something 😂😂
@yusurkassem4174
@yusurkassem4174 5 жыл бұрын
I was literally confused at the start I thought four people went out one of them named Bill😂
@ShlokParab
@ShlokParab 3 жыл бұрын
Not just you, almost everybody. I thought it was name of the restaurant's manager.
@yusurkassem4174
@yusurkassem4174 3 жыл бұрын
@@ShlokParab lol😂
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 6 жыл бұрын
F to pay respects to the dollar
@1123-n3r
@1123-n3r 6 жыл бұрын
F
@nolan9101
@nolan9101 6 жыл бұрын
F
@icancounto9994
@icancounto9994 6 жыл бұрын
Why pay respect to government debt?
@stevejohnson2563
@stevejohnson2563 6 жыл бұрын
Another new video? Thanks!
@davidsai1286
@davidsai1286 5 жыл бұрын
wait but it's 27-2=25...
@pathetik
@pathetik 5 жыл бұрын
he said plus 2
@davidsai1286
@davidsai1286 5 жыл бұрын
@@pathetik yes, but logically, you would subtract two.
@scooper5046
@scooper5046 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's basically the answer.
@asheiou
@asheiou 5 жыл бұрын
But it was split amongst 3 so the dollar didn't at all go missing
@dylanblake5585
@dylanblake5585 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, but actually no
@pradyumnakatageri3475
@pradyumnakatageri3475 3 жыл бұрын
This totally happens when my group of friends go out somewhere but we dont pay for our own stuff.. Only 2 of our friends end up paying in the spot. But later on when we try to calculate who owes whom how much, It generally takes us 2 days to reach a consensus 😂
@jacoboribilik3253
@jacoboribilik3253 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha extremely relatable. It seems we all have gone through that sort of experience at least once.
@dkiproch
@dkiproch 5 жыл бұрын
You just lost a dollar! Mr. Krabs: [gets heart attack] Thanks for 666 likes [edit]
@MrNigel117
@MrNigel117 5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Krabs*
@extendedreal
@extendedreal 5 жыл бұрын
Crivan Lomboy because dislikes don’t show up
@choco_jack7016
@choco_jack7016 5 жыл бұрын
dollar*
@SkittlesInYourHand
@SkittlesInYourHand 5 жыл бұрын
@@extendedreal Which means somebody could've disliked his comment and we would never know 🤔
@xanderleesweet
@xanderleesweet 5 жыл бұрын
$49.08 EIGHT! THAT'S A PENNY SHORT! *breaks down in tears*
@owiqhsbdbdj5239
@owiqhsbdbdj5239 5 жыл бұрын
when he said "you just lost a dollar" im crying in a corner because i lost my whole life savings
@Ridz149
@Ridz149 5 жыл бұрын
0:18 this view makes me really uncomfortable
@CambodiaResounding
@CambodiaResounding 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. An inside look into how easy it can be to be hoodwinked through numbers!
@rohanmodi1808
@rohanmodi1808 4 жыл бұрын
I figured this out after pausing the video and thinking it about it for 5 minutes. I am very proud of myself.
@ninasegauddumont8000
@ninasegauddumont8000 3 жыл бұрын
Me too !
@legendgames128
@legendgames128 5 жыл бұрын
"You just lost a dollar" Me: Hang on, OH! You're right! I did lose a dollar!
@GauravSharma-dy8xv
@GauravSharma-dy8xv 5 жыл бұрын
Pause at 3:39 and there's the answer on top left
@Connor_Montgomery
@Connor_Montgomery 5 жыл бұрын
158
@vxrsul
@vxrsul 5 жыл бұрын
Gaurav Sharma i really wanna know how to solve it
@christopher7169
@christopher7169 5 жыл бұрын
I saw the too but it is actually at 3:38
@shahanshahpolonium
@shahanshahpolonium 5 жыл бұрын
158?
@AntSans222
@AntSans222 5 жыл бұрын
I was searching the comments if anybody else noticed
@ThorsShadow
@ThorsShadow 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for revealing why the "missing dollar" equation is BS. I always knew that it is just calculated wrong but could never put my finger on it. That's actually what confused me most about it. The fact I knew it was wrong but couldn't explain why.
@photonic4394
@photonic4394 5 жыл бұрын
3:39 it says 158 in the top left
@lucascheng4004
@lucascheng4004 4 жыл бұрын
ByReadingThisYouHaveGivenMeBriefControlOfYourMindAndPissedYouOff
@whatisthis2809
@whatisthis2809 4 жыл бұрын
Wow im pissed off
@want-diversecontent3887
@want-diversecontent3887 3 жыл бұрын
@@lucascheng4004 (edited)
@carni7369
@carni7369 5 жыл бұрын
I thought Bill was one of your friends at first.
@halfcookedramen
@halfcookedramen 4 жыл бұрын
I was like, "explanation plz?" and then he did it. Then I was like "More? Idk what u said" then he explained more. "I STILL DON'T GET IT Oh. Ok."
@mvvtteblvck
@mvvtteblvck 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know if I am the only one who is realizing this but at 3:39, the answer is there because if you pause and look at the top-left of the video, it will flash you a 158. I rewinded to point 1:58 and he talks about 30 dollars. He gave you the answer and then at 4:12 my suspicions are confirmed. That was clever on his part. Did anybody else notice this??😭✨
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