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Split $47 three ways

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A mental-math money split with a one-cent catch. From the free puzzle set on Think Fanny. Next try Odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.

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The puzzle

Three friends want to split a $47 restaurant bill evenly in dollars and cents.

What does each person pay?

The maths behind the stray cent

There is no trick and no missing money here. It is just what happens when a number refuses to divide cleanly in base ten:

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