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Title: Puzzle Post by: dguy on August 10, 2006, 02:52:29 pm 3 men go into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30, so each man paid $10 and went to the room.
A while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only $25, so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with $5. On the way the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split $5 evenly bhetween 3 men, so he gave each man $1 and kept the other $2 for himself. This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27. Add the $2 that the bellboy kept brings the total to $29. Where is the other dollar? Title: Re: Puzzle Post by: FieroBUZZ on August 10, 2006, 03:32:51 pm GST
Title: Re: Puzzle Post by: FieroBUZZ on August 10, 2006, 03:57:59 pm .
. . . . Damn government accounting. The trick is to follow the money. $30 in the till. Split that to $25 till and $5 bellboy, split again to $25 till, $1 (x3) to the guys, and $2 bellboy. 25+1+1+1+2=30 Tada! Working backwards the other way is like trying to figure out why you're on the couch by reconstructing the argument with the wife :D Title: Re: Puzzle Post by: c-l on August 12, 2006, 04:58:59 pm ... trying to figure out why you're on the couch by reconstructing the argument with the wife :D Buzz, you've got this issue solved... Now, do you think that you can give me pointers as to how to stop reconstructing the argument with the wife ? I've been having nightmare and waking up with cold sweats ever since Rob posted his 87 GT for sales ;) Mind you, taking a ride in Stephane's car last week did not help reduce my adrenaline rush... Title: Re: Puzzle Post by: aaron88 on August 25, 2006, 12:10:45 pm Add the $2 that the bellboy kept brings the total to $29. That's the trick right there, smooth writing makes you forget about math class. Don't forget your math! Aaron . |