10,50

Carry the one over to the nine you get ten.
One was only half but decimal says he is fifty.
Add it up you get ten fifty.
But where did we start? Who did we carry? Were they three at the beginning?
Summed up to become one ten fifty.
Were they even more?
All we know is ten fifty.
How we got here got lost when we carried them all over.
only ten fifty

The End

a reply to: Peeple

Now why I am thinking,

Zane for Elf



Nice how you wrapped that concept in tight prose. As was once championed,

"Omit unnecessary words!"



Cheers

a reply to: Peeple

Very Cool! S/F

a reply to: Peeple

Mathematical confusion is the cross I bear. Your story is way above my pay grade, but the story is appreciated, nonetheless.



By the way, you needed to add BYO2023 in the title if this is your entry in the Short Story Contest, and add a link to it in that thread. I believe you posted after DTOM announced the new contest, so it qualifies.

a reply to: Peeple

Wonderful, clever little read. I'm not even confident it didn't totally go over my head, but I enjoyed it anyway.

a reply to: Peeple

Seems like a money problem.

I have a hole in my pocket.
10.50 wouldn't be a question for long.

Quite a few ways to reach 10.50 while only carrying one one.
9.80 + .70
or
9.80 + .30 + .40

a reply to: Peeple

Oooh, you're clever, Peeple! This was never about maths, right?

Germany... end of Oktoberfest today... beer, lots of beer...

a reply to: Encia22


You win.
I don't get out enough.