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Bobandirus

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on: September 02, 2008, 09:20:18 am
If you know this, dont answer, leave it for the others to figure out :) NO CHEATING ON THE INTERNET!

Just to warn you, the answer is a few posts down, if you try it without cheeting, please post the time that you took to solve it :)

Here it is:

3 men walk into a hotel and want one room for the night (yum!  :-*). The Person behind the desk says that its £30, so they each pay £10. When they are in the lift, the person behind the desk realises that she made a mistake, and that its only £25, so gives the bellboy 5 £1 coins to give them back. When he is in the lift, he desides to keep £2, as they will never know, so he gives them back £1. This means they have each payed £9. Here is the problem. Three times nine is £27, add the £2 that the bell boy took, and your only at £29, where is the last £1??

Have fun!
Andrew
« Last Edit: September 02, 2008, 11:20:54 am by Bobandirus »


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Reply #1 on: September 02, 2008, 09:45:49 am
Ah, it's the old man-with-the-(forgot how many)-camels riddle slightly changed :)


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Reply #2 on: September 02, 2008, 10:08:53 am
It's those bloody surcharges! They really sting you on them don't they. :D
« Last Edit: September 02, 2008, 10:16:21 am by LostWorld »


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Reply #3 on: September 02, 2008, 10:49:09 am

I will have this sorted by tonight :P


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Reply #4 on: September 02, 2008, 11:05:35 am
What last £1? The 3 men payed £27. £25 went to the hotel, £2 to the smart guy. £25 + £2 = £27 = 3 x £9.


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Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 11:14:21 am
There's your answer ;)

£1 is essentially lost in calculation.


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Reply #6 on: September 02, 2008, 11:19:31 am
What last £1? The 3 men payed £27. £25 went to the hotel, £2 to the smart guy. £25 + £2 = £27 = 3 x £9.


Yup. The Text reads that you take the £3 from the original £30, but then the text reads that you are adding the £2 that he took back on! Noone ever seems to spot this untill after a long time of thinking.



 

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