Two days ago my 2nd sister brought home from work a load of unanswerable mathematical questions. She, a tuition center teacher herself, said its the toughest questions even most primary school teachers couldn't solve it. Of course she (Bsc English language and psychology) couldn't solve it too. So my eldest sis (Bsc Accounting and finance) and I (Bsc of Business management, marketing major) attempted to uncrack the nuts, and almost crack our heads with this two damn hard questions. So, if anyone had any clue about how to work out this two, plz reply me.
Qn 1) If Andy sells a TV set at a discounted 5% discount rate, he will earn $1000. If he sells it at a discount of 25% from the usual price, he will lose $5000. How much does the TV cost?
Qn 2) If Mirgli gives Lucy 24 beads, they will have the same number of beads. If Mirgli gives Lucy 56 beads, he will have 1/3 as much beads as Lucy. How many beads does Mirgli has at first?
PS: Not that I am dumb dumb, but I did came up with the answers, but the answer is totally different from the ones behind e cheat sheet. Don't use algebra.
