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I'm not a mathematical whiz . please tell me where I'm wrong

posted 13 years ago by LesterFester
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I have never known myself to be a mathematical whiz and I see no post that touches on this subject so I ask the board readers to tell me where I have gone wrong… everything regarding the money is done with accuracy and speed in mind… Shaw demands $1,000,000 … $500,000 in 50’s and $500,000 in 100’s to be grouped in packs of 200 bills each … that means there are 10,000 50 dollar bills and 5,000 100 dollar bills … that means there were 50 packs of 50 dollar bills and 25 packs 100 dollar bills … do you see the problem … 50 and 25 are not divisible by 4 evenly… hector elizondo was the first to grab the money and says out loud ’18 packs’ as he begins to put them in his coat … honest hector should have grabbed 12 packs of 50’s and 6 packs of 100’s = $240,000 per person for a total distribution of $960,000… in the end there would have been 2 packs of 50’s and 1 pack of 100’s leftover… come on people tell me where I’m wrong…

" Three can keep a secret, if two are dead "

[–] leesjshez 13 years ago

Great stuff. Not sure really. Maybe Shaw gets more for being the boss.

[–] noskcaj22 13 years ago

Right, someone always gets more, someone always gets less. Never heard of a gang that splits even in a movie unless they had the same or equal skill sets and investment of time in a caper and when has that happened? Never.

[–] bradford-1 12 years ago

I always assumed Shaw got more for being the mastermind and Balsam got more because they couldn't have done the caper without his skill set.
"May I bone your kipper, Mademoiselle?"

[–] bigedfromca 11 years ago

Right, if all packets were the same they wouldn't had to meet up later, but there weren't the same, so that's why Blue mentioned to Green to go on, and they'll meet up later at the for mentioned place. After Grey and Brown were shot.

[–] elduderino09 10 years ago

Elizondo had instructions to carry 18 packs. You are assuming the others had the exact same instructions. Which, as you correctly point out, would leave some money on the floor.

[–] monstermagnet37 9 years ago

I just watched this and that was bugging me too. The math does not work out.

[–] iPadCary 9 years ago

What "problem"? After the dough's divvied up, each get's 1/2 pack of the 50s & 1/4 pack of 100s
out of those "leftover" packs. Incedentally, that $1M is worth $5M now: netting them each $1.25M.
Which today is a fun long weekend in New York City.

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