Guitar For Sale

A Maths Starter of The Day

On Monday Gavin bought a guitar for £5

On Tuesday he sold it for £18

On Wednesday he bought it back for £33

On Thursday he needed money for a football match so he again sold his guitar, this time for £39.

Overall, did Gavin make or lose money?

 

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Answer

Gavin made £19