That'll be a double post then!

[Edited by TelBoy - 11/3/2003 3:50:17 PM]

 

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.


So if they all paid £9 (£10 minus the £1 they got back) which equals £27 and the bell boy has his £2.. a total of £29..

where did the missing £1 go ??


Phil

 

Worked it out already, but shall I give people a chance?

 

I know this one too

 

condom machine



/daft mode

 

MadGrip - great minds and all that... Just posted same question on the other thread!!

 

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!

 

Not been able to %100 work this out yet

 

Would you like me to explain?

 

Yep

 

Don't know how yet but they paid £28 between them £25 + 3 back

 

Ok they only paid £27, £25 for the room and a £2 tip for the boy

 

No missing pound, you have to read it carefully

 

i got it confused me for about 2 minutes

 

Sounds logical Having a bad day here

 

£25/3 = £8.3333333333 NOT £8.00

Anyone stuck should start with that...

 

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.

 

3 X £9 = £ 27:00 (amount paid by guests)
1 X £2 = £ 2:00 (bell boy tip)

Total £29:00

Start thinking again !!

Phil

 

MadGrip, would Swahili suit you better??!!

Read my post again!!! £29 has nothing to do with anything!!

 

Guests pay £25 for room + £2 for bellboy = £27 (3x£9)

 

 

Paid £30
Cost (£25)
Overpaid £5

Split:
Tip £2
Refund £3

What quid ?
It never existed.

D