Renton
November 8, 2008, 7:06pm
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Three people go to a hotel. The guy at the desk says the room is $30.00
So each of them pay $10.00 and go to their room.
A while later the guy at the desk realises that the room is only $25.00 so he sends the bellboy to their room with the $5 difference.
On the way the bellboy couldn’t figure out how to split the $5 evenly between the 3 of them so he gives $1 to each of them and keeps $2 for himself.
So - The three people each paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27. Add the $2 that the bellboy kept and you have a total of $29.
Where’s the other $1 ?!?!?!
nevans
November 8, 2008, 7:35pm
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It’s a word game. There’s no reason why those quantities should add up to $30; the amount the three people paid MINUS the $2 the bellboy kept should be equal to $25, which it is. You had me at first though. Each person should have paid $8.33 if the bellboy didn’t keep any, which would add up to $25.
25 + 3 (1 dollar each) = 28
Bellboy took 2 bucks = 30
Nice trick with the 9 dollars each line though…
shoo
November 8, 2008, 8:50pm
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30- the 3 he gave them is 27
27- the 2 the guy took is 25
25/3 is not 9 so they didn’t pay 9 dollars
You had me there, but I rewrote what Nevans said so I’d look smart.
[quote]Renton wrote:
Three people go to a hotel. The guy at the desk says the room is $30.00
So each of them pay $10.00 and go to their room.
A while later the guy at the desk realises that the room is only $25.00 so he sends the bellboy to their room with the $5 difference.
On the way the bellboy couldn’t figure out how to split the $5 evenly between the 3 of them so he gives $1 to each of them and keeps $2 for himself.
So - The three people each paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27. Add the $2 that the bellboy kept and you have a total of $29.
Where’s the other $1 ?!?!?![/quote]
Okay Renton, empty your pockets!
[quote]Renton wrote:
Three people go to a hotel. The guy at the desk says the room is $30.00
So each of them pay $10.00 and go to their room.
A while later the guy at the desk realises that the room is only $25.00 so he sends the bellboy to their room with the $5 difference.
On the way the bellboy couldn’t figure out how to split the $5 evenly between the 3 of them so he gives $1 to each of them and keeps $2 for himself.
So - The three people each paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27. Add the $2 that the bellboy kept and you have a total of $29.
Where’s the other $1 ?!?!?![/quote]
I will pay you one dollar to never ask me to think of math again in any form.
What nevans said. You aren’t concerned with the $30 anymore, it’s gone. The $5 is the only real number you can play with.
Renton
November 8, 2008, 11:37pm
10
[quote]streamline wrote:
Okay Renton, empty your pockets![/quote]
LMAO!
I like Shoo’s explanation.
Parker - forget the dollar, I’ll put it with the other $29 and pick up some tequila.
shoo
November 9, 2008, 12:05am
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[quote]Renton wrote:
streamline wrote:
Okay Renton, empty your pockets!
LMAO!
I like Shoo’s explanation.
Parker - forget the dollar, I’ll put it with the other $29 and pick up some tequila.[/quote]
Getting a new ring, are you?
Why not just punch the bellboy next time you see him? That should be worth a buck.