That'll be a double post then! :rolleyes: :)
[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?
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I know this one too :)
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condom machine
:p;) /daft mode |
MadGrip - great minds and all that... Just posted same question on the other thread!!
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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!
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:confused: Not been able to %100 work this out yet :rolleyes:
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Would you like me to explain?
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Yep :o
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Don't know how yet but they paid £28 between them :o £25 + 3 back :D
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Ok they only paid £27, £25 for the room and a £2 tip for the boy
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No missing pound, you have to read it carefully
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i got it :D confused me for about 2 minutes :)
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Sounds logical :o Having a bad day here :rolleyes:
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£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 :D |
MadGrip, would Swahili suit you better??!! :p
Read my post again!!! £29 has nothing to do with anything!! :D |
Guests pay £25 for room + £2 for bellboy = £27 (3x£9) :D
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:)
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Paid £30
Cost (£25) Overpaid £5 Split: Tip £2 Refund £3 What quid ? It never existed. D |
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