If you have a dollar and you spend 75 cents, how much do you have left?
Category: Math · Difficulty: easy
Hint: Perform a simple subtraction.
Answer
twenty-five cents
Explanation
Subtracting 0.75 from 1.00 leaves you with 0.25.
This is an easy math riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is twenty-five cents.
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