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Solve This Puzzle If U Can by Xplicit1(f): 2:30pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
I think this should have been in the games section but anyway let me live it here. Mods feel free to take it there. Three people check into a hotel. They pay £30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room’s rate is £25 and gives £5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that £5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets £2 and gives £1 to each person. Now each person paid £10 and got back £1. So they paid £9 each, totaling £27. The bellboy has £2, totaling £29. Where is the missing £1? |
Re: Solve This Puzzle If U Can by Nobody: 2:32pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
all three did not pay 9 they paid 8.3 |
Re: Solve This Puzzle If U Can by Xplicit1(f): 2:41pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
Re: Solve This Puzzle If U Can by adanduka: 2:44pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
They paid £10 each. They should be refunded 1.66666....7 each not £1 |
Re: Solve This Puzzle If U Can by MRBrownJ: 3:15pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
same old riddle: there is no missing dollar, if you understand mathematics. each paid £10 to make it £30, they should have paid £25 so they then get refunded £1 each to make it that they paid £9 each, which gives a total of £27... if you then DEDUCT (not add) the £2 the bellboy stole that make £25.... £30 - £5 = £25 (not £30) duh! |
Re: Solve This Puzzle If U Can by Domwiz4all(m): 5:05pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
Well to the best of their knowledge the room cost £27(£25 with d hotel and £2 wit d boy) they contributed £9 each wil add up £27 plus £1 they each had as refund amounting to £30. Cant see where £1 is missing here. 1 Like |
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