can anyone help me solve this problem?

The answer is- This riddle has been around since God was a kid. You just changed the wording like thousands of other people do. How does it feel to be a plagiarist.

You borrow 50 from A and 50 from B

...You owe each of them 50

You buy the item for 97 and have 3 left

...You still owe each of them 50

...You have 3 and an item worth 97

You give 1 to A and 1 to B

...You owe each of them 49

...You have 1 and an item worth 97

You give 49 to A and 49 to B

...Because they have 2 and you have 1 and an item worth 97, you get another 98 out of nowhere and pay them back

...You now owe nothing

Add up everything:

1 that you have + 98 that you pulled from nowhere + 97 of value in the item + 2 that you returned to the men = 198

Subtract the 98 that you got from nowhere and you are left with the 100 that you borrowed.

"Because the £3 change plus the £49 each equal to £101. I only borrowed £100." This statement leaves out the value of the item (97) and includes the money that you got from nowhere (98). It should be the other way around. Therefore 3 + 97 = 100.

it works rip up paper n make urself A and B make the money then like put it in a shop n make 97 out of bits n give it then u get 3 quid back then give A n B their 1 pound each n keep one to get back to the right amount you have to give them the pound u kept it does work i had to do it like that thou x

the .49 is included in the $49 you've paid them back. That $1 kept was some how welcome back into the equation of your money borrow. 50 - 48.50 & 50 - 48.50 (1.50 + 1.50 = 3) you gave back 49 not 48.50

i have no idea but when u find out let me kno

good question