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He used a shredder & then wrote IOU's. In a message dated 1/16/00 9:00:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > A man told his son that he would give him $1000 if he could accomplish the > following task. 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 number 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." > > When the father asked for a sum of money, the son was able to give him > envelopes containing the exact amount of money asked for. How did the son > distribute the money among the ten envelopes? > >