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Problem at the Bank
A bank customer had £100 in his account. He then made 6 withdrawals, totaling £100. He kept a record of these withdrawals, and the balance remaining in the account, as follows:
| Withdrawals |
Balance left |
| £50 |
£50 |
| £25 |
£25 |
| £10 |
£15 |
| £8 |
£7 |
| £5 |
£2 |
| £2 |
£0 |
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| £100 |
£99 |
Why are the Totals not exactly right?
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