explain this !! (influenced by Boro's thread)
11 March 2003, 03:45 PM
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That'll be a double post then!
[Edited by TelBoy - 11/3/2003 3:50:17 PM]
03 November 2003, 02:42 PM
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Three guys go to stay in a hotel. The rooms are £30 each for 3 people sharing(cheap I know). So Each hands over their £10 (£30 in total) for the room. the manager of the hotel realises that there is a special rate for a room of 3 people which is £25 . So the manager gives £5 to the bell boy and asks him to share it between the three men.. thinking about this the bell boy knows he cant split £5 three ways , so pockets £2 and gives the men £1 each.
03 November 2003, 02:44 PM
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Worked it out already, but shall I give people a chance?
03 November 2003, 02:45 PM
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I know this one too
03 November 2003, 02:46 PM
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condom machine
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03 November 2003, 02:47 PM
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MadGrip - great minds and all that... Just posted same question on the other thread!!
03 November 2003, 02:47 PM
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How long though, i know some one that took a week to get his head round this and he was really really pi$$ed off when someone told him!
03 November 2003, 03:05 PM
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Not been able to %100 work this out yet
03 November 2003, 03:06 PM
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Would you like me to explain?
03 November 2003, 03:10 PM
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Yep
03 November 2003, 03:12 PM
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Don't know how yet but they paid £28 between them
£25 + 3 back
03 November 2003, 03:14 PM
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Ok they only paid £27, £25 for the room and a £2 tip for the boy
03 November 2003, 03:15 PM
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No missing pound, you have to read it carefully
03 November 2003, 03:22 PM
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i got it
confused me for about 2 minutes
03 November 2003, 03:25 PM
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Sounds logical
Having a bad day here
03 November 2003, 03:27 PM
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£25/3 = £8.3333333333 NOT £8.00
Anyone stuck should start with that...
03 November 2003, 03:27 PM
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Another way to think of it (in case anyone is getting a headache!)
All the blokes pay £9, ie £27 total. The manager says he only needs £25, so there's two pounds change. Thee three blokes give it to the doorman as a tip.
So at no point does £29 ever come into it. The phrasing of the question misleads you.
03 November 2003, 03:40 PM
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3 X £9 = £ 27:00 (amount paid by guests)
1 X £2 = £ 2:00 (bell boy tip)
Total £29:00
Start thinking again !!
Phil
03 November 2003, 03:43 PM
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MadGrip, would Swahili suit you better??!!
Read my post again!!! £29 has nothing to do with anything!!
03 November 2003, 03:44 PM
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Guests pay £25 for room + £2 for bellboy = £27 (3x£9)
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03 November 2003, 03:55 PM
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03 November 2003, 02:42 PM
Not been able to %100 work this out yet 
