Riddle

You and four other people robbed a bank for 200,000,000 dollars you evenly split the money for every person you get 25% of the money how much do you get.

Choose an answer

A.You get 20%, since there are 5 people total
B.You get $50,000,000 each
C.You get 25% of the total, or $50,000,000
D.You get a 100% cut because 25% x 4 = 100%.
Hint: It's a 6-word phrase with 18 letters, starting with "Y".

Answer

You get a 100% cut because 25% x 4 = 100%.

Why this is the answer

The riddle's own math states each of the 4 named shares is 25%, and four 25% shares add up to the full 100%, an intentional trick in the wording.

This riddle is filed under Time, Money, Music Riddles and rated Hard.