By Sarah Jenkins • February 27, 2026 • Share
An excellent brain teaser, this cow-themed arithmetic riddle has been circulating online. We should get in and figure it out together.
Picture this: you spend $800 on a cow and make $1,000 when you sell it. After some time has passed, you reinvest $1,100 in the cow and make $1,300 from its sale. In all, how much money did you earn?
This intriguing riddle has sparked curiosity and debate among puzzle enthusiasts and casual thinkers alike. The numbers seem straightforward, yet the solution isn’t immediately obvious to everyone. Can you unravel the mystery?
At first glance, it might appear to be a simple arithmetic problem. You just need to calculate profits from each transaction and add them up. However, the subtlety of the problem lies in understanding the net gain over the entire sequence of transactions.
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