Explain this one.....
Three blokes go to a hotel to share a room. The manager says it will cost £30 so they each pay £10.
When they get to the room the manager realizes he's made a mistake and the room is £25.
He sends the £5 with the bellboy.
The men are keen to split the change equally so each take a pound and give the bellboy a £2 tip.
Each man paid £10 and got £1 back, so they've paid £9 each.
3 people @ £9 = £27.
Add the £2 tip.... £27+2=£29...
Where's the £1 gone?.........
It's a tricky one.....
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Originally posted by BenB
Each man paid £10 and got £1 back, so they've paid £9 each.
3 people @ £9 = £27.
Add the £2 tip.... £27+2=£29...
What he ^^ said. You just need to be able to add it up right in the first place!
Correct answer is they didn't pay £9 each, they paid £9.33.3333333r, and three times that equals £28, add the £2 tip, and heh! presto, theres
your £30. So gentlemen^^^ you are incorrect. Ray.
Must be scotsmen to cut a penny into 3!
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Originally posted by Chippy
Correct answer is they didn't pay £9 each, they paid £9.33.3333333r, and three times that equals £28, add the £2 tip, and heh! presto, theres your £30. So gentlemen^^^ you are incorrect.
Well done. Tis the correct answer....
They paid 25/3+2/3 each = 9. IE the £9 included the tip....
So the only maths is
(25/3+2/3+3/3)*3=30
Still confuses a hell of a lot of people....
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
They paid 25/3+2/3 each = 9. IE the £9 included the tip....
So the only maths is
(25/3+2/3+3/3)*3=30
Still confuses a hell of a lot of people....
To take Liam and Joel's point futher:
Explain this one.....
Three blokes go to a hotel to share a room. The manager says it will cost £30 so they each pay £10.
When they get to the room the manager realizes he's made a mistake and the room is £0.
He sends the £30 with the bellboy.
The men are delighted with this and each give the bellboy a £1 tip.
Each man paid £10 and got £9 back, so they've paid £1 each.
3 people @ £1 = £3.
Add the £3 tip.... £3+3=£6...
Where's the £24 gone?.........
It's a tricky one.....but I am a bit drunk!
[Edited on 19/11/06 by Mansfield]
Thinking about it, for £30 (or £25) a night wouldn't you rather have your own room.
Unless you were gay of course.
Gives a whole new meaning to 'bellboy' and 'receiving a tip'.
Wha sort of establishment was the hotellier running?
That above, by mansfield, is actually an example (in a way) of what einstein used to do. he called them thought experiments, whereby you could test a
theory without actually doing it. By taking a situation to an exteme, it can make it completely obvious what the answer is.