Logical Riddle: A Man Told His Son That He Would Earn $1000
Use your logical skills to solve this riddle.
A man told his son that he would earn $1000 if he could accomplish a given task.
The son agreed so the father gave his son ten envelopes and a thousand dollars, all in one dollar bills.
He told his son, “Place the money in the envelopes in such a manner that no matter what amount of dollars I ask for, you can give me one or more of the envelopes, containing the exact amount I asked for without having to open any of the envelopes. If you can do this, you will keep the $1000.”
How can the son distribute the money among the ten envelopes to meet the above conditions?
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The contents or the ten envelopes (in dollar bills) should be as follows: $1, 2,4, 8, 16, 32,64, 128,256, 489.
The first nine numbers are in geometrical progression, and their sum, deducted from 1,000, gives the contents of the tenth envelope.