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Old 01-01-2012, 09:19 PM   #1
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$20. Had $90 at first, $110 last.

He would have $110 if he also still had the horse.
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Old 01-01-2012, 10:55 PM   #2
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$20. Had $90 at first, $110 last.

He would have $110 if he also still had the horse.
But what did he pay for it initially?

And I'm still not done with that circular squirrel yet....
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Old 01-02-2012, 10:31 AM   #3
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But what did he pay for it initially?

And I'm still not done with that circular squirrel yet....
The tree is only the existential quantifier of your circular squirrel.
Take it out of the equation and the logic is obvious.
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Old 01-02-2012, 02:40 PM   #4
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$20. Had $90 at first, $110 last.

He would have $110 if he also still had the horse.
If he got the horse for free....

selling for 90, he has 90....
buying it for 80, leaves him 10 from his 90
selling for 100 .... he has 110.

what am i missing?
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Old 01-02-2012, 02:45 PM   #5
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If he got the horse for free....

selling for 90, he has 90....
buying it for 80, leaves him 10 from his 90
selling for 100 .... he has 110.

what am i missing?
I think this must be a linguistic thing, "how much did he make on the transaction?" I think is meant to mean how much more did he make on the second transaction.

Just be glad this isn't 1921
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