{"id":14634,"date":"2026-04-18T23:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=14634"},"modified":"2026-04-18T23:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:45:53","slug":"i-bought-a-cow-for-800-riddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=14634","title":{"rendered":"I Bought A Cow For $800 Riddle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:49fc312a-a65c-4982-b75a-74af44a98ff9-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-22\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto 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data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"87\">You calculate each transaction separately:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"193\">\n<li data-section-id=\"5khzsn\" data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"137\">Buy for $800, sell for $1000 \u2192 profit <strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"137\">$200<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1w52a4s\" data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"193\">Buy again for $1100, sell for $1300 \u2192 profit <strong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"193\">$200<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"216\">Now add both profits:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"240\"><strong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"240\">$200 + $200 = $400<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"278\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">So, the total earnings are <strong 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