This puzzle is annoying me...
#1
This probably is very simple to solve, but it's stumped my puny Maths ability:
Three guys check into one room in a hotel (don't ask!) and are charged £30 pounds for the room. They pay £10 each.
However, the manager comes along and sees the receptioist booking the room and says they have been charged £5 too much. The manager gives he receptionist 5 £1 coins and tell him to take it to the guys in the room. As the receptionist is walking to the room he realises he can't split the £5 in coins 3 ways so he pockets £2 and gives the guys back £1 each.
This means each guy has paid £9 each for the room which totals £27 pounds. The receptionist pockets £2 which brings the total to £29. Where did the other pound go?
I'm sure it's mind numbingly easy - and I've heard this one before - but I can't work it out. Please put me out of my misery...
Three guys check into one room in a hotel (don't ask!) and are charged £30 pounds for the room. They pay £10 each.
However, the manager comes along and sees the receptioist booking the room and says they have been charged £5 too much. The manager gives he receptionist 5 £1 coins and tell him to take it to the guys in the room. As the receptionist is walking to the room he realises he can't split the £5 in coins 3 ways so he pockets £2 and gives the guys back £1 each.
This means each guy has paid £9 each for the room which totals £27 pounds. The receptionist pockets £2 which brings the total to £29. Where did the other pound go?
I'm sure it's mind numbingly easy - and I've heard this one before - but I can't work it out. Please put me out of my misery...
#2
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Arborfield, Berkshire
Posts: 12,387
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Its a play on words but a good one as it gets you if you follow their logic.
Essentially they do pay £27 for the room because they get £3 back but they also lose the £2 to the receptionists wallet so £27 - £2 = £25 which is what the room cost but not what they paid.
Thats probably confused you even more but the main point is to understand the taking away of the £2 from the £27 rather than adding it on.
Simon.
Essentially they do pay £27 for the room because they get £3 back but they also lose the £2 to the receptionists wallet so £27 - £2 = £25 which is what the room cost but not what they paid.
Thats probably confused you even more but the main point is to understand the taking away of the £2 from the £27 rather than adding it on.
Simon.
#5
Or !
You are assuming the cost of the room is £30, but it has been reduced to
£25. Therefore they should have only paid £25 in total, but they paid £28,
cos the bellboy nicked £2.
Or the other way to look at it is they each had £10 spent £9 and had £1
left. Total £30
The story simply tries to confuse with who took what. £25 room, £3 chnage,
£2 bellboy. Total £30
The summary misses out the £3 change and replaces it with the £2 'tip'. Play on figures.
Rgds
Paul
You are assuming the cost of the room is £30, but it has been reduced to
£25. Therefore they should have only paid £25 in total, but they paid £28,
cos the bellboy nicked £2.
Or the other way to look at it is they each had £10 spent £9 and had £1
left. Total £30
The story simply tries to confuse with who took what. £25 room, £3 chnage,
£2 bellboy. Total £30
The summary misses out the £3 change and replaces it with the £2 'tip'. Play on figures.
Rgds
Paul
#6
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Location: Location.
Posts: 3,439
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
other way to look at it is the kid saying he has 11 fingers. Count them from one to 10 and its ten, count them down from 10 to 6 and add on the five from the other hand = 11
Same principle
Alas
Same principle
Alas
Trending Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Adam Kindness
ScoobyNet General
0
15 September 2015 03:31 PM