buccafm Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Can you figure this one out? The persone who gets it right gets a surprise hehe WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE THE EXTRA DOLLAR IS???Three guys in a hotel call room service and order two large pizzas.The delivery boy brings them up with a bill for exactly $30.00.Each guy gives him a $10.00 bill, and he leaves.That's fact!When he hands the $30.00 to the cashier, he is told a mistake wasmade.The bill was only $25.00, not $30.00. The cashier gives thedelivery boy five $1.00 bills and tells him to take it back tothe 3 guys who ordered the pizza.That's fact!On the way back to their room, the delivery boy has a thought...these guys did not give him a tip.He figures that since there is no way to split $5.00 evenly three ways anyhow, he will keep two dollars for himself and give them back three dollars.OK! So far so good!He knocks on the door and one fellow answers.He explains about a mix up in the bill, and hands he guy the three dollars, then departs with his two-dollar tip in his pocket. Now the fun begins!Remember $30-$25=$5 Right? $5-$3=$2 Right?So what's the problem?All is well, right?Not quite. Answer this:Each of the three guys originally gave $10.00 each.They each got back $1.00 in change.That means they paid $9.00 each, which times three is $27.00.The delivery boy kept $2.00 for a tip.$27.00 plus $2.00 equals $29.00.Where the heck is the other dollar ?????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgbrooklyn Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 okay DUH! its not 27 its 28dollars in total they got back 3 not 2.the bill was 25they each got back 1 = 3total is 28 he held back only 2 for tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgbrooklyn Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 okay o what do I get... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebler Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 That's not the answer. It gets confusing when you do the math the other way around. If they each got back one then each person has $9 left. 9*3=27. The kid has $2 where is the other one? I used to know the answer to this but years of drinking and partying killed my math brain cells a long time ago.------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccafm Posted September 8 Author Report Share Posted September 8 Originally posted by sgbrooklyn:okay DUH! its not 27 its 28dollars in total they got back 3 not 2.the bill was 25they each got back 1 = 3total is 28 he held back only 2 for tip. Keep thinking, that's not the answer! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 It is some kind of math property that I have forgotten way back when that says you can't multiply a group after adding the sum up, I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly25 Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 how about this? They are trying to confuse you by saying they paid $27, and the tip was $2.In fact, they paid $25, the tip was $2, and the three $'s left over werereturned to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzadza Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Originally posted by buccafm:Each of the three guys originally gave $10.00 each.They each got back $1.00 in change.That means they paid $9.00 each, which times three is $27.00.The delivery boy kept $2.00 for a tip.$27.00 plus $2.00 equals $29.00.Where the heck is the other dollar ??????????Nothing hard here.They paid $9.00 each, 9*3=27The delivery boy kept $2, and the bill was $25. 27=25+2 (Total paid = tip + total bill)Why do you add 2 to 27? Two dollar tip is included in total 27 that they paid. ------------------May be one day I'll be an honest man... Up till now I do the best I can.[This message has been edited by dzadza (edited 09-08-2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebler Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 I feel pretty dumb. ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgbrooklyn Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 okay he gave them back three.. that would mean they gave in total 27 dollars... right? right?25 for pizza2 tip3 change30-27=3 there is no missing dollar. the third guy has the dollar. jesus am I right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artful Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Originally posted by buccafm:Can you figure this one out? The persone who gets it right gets a surprise hehe WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE THE EXTRA DOLLAR IS???Three guys in a hotel call room service and order two large pizzas.The delivery boy brings them up with a bill for exactly $30.00.Each guy gives him a $10.00 bill, and he leaves.That's fact!When he hands the $30.00 to the cashier, he is told a mistake wasmade.The bill was only $25.00, not $30.00. The cashier gives thedelivery boy five $1.00 bills and tells him to take it back tothe 3 guys who ordered the pizza.That's fact!On the way back to their room, the delivery boy has a thought...these guys did not give him a tip.He figures that since there is no way to split $5.00 evenly three ways anyhow, he will keep two dollars for himself and give them back three dollars.OK! So far so good!He knocks on the door and one fellow answers.He explains about a mix up in the bill, and hands he guy the three dollars, then departs with his two-dollar tip in his pocket. Now the fun begins!Remember $30-$25=$5 Right? $5-$3=$2 Right?So what's the problem?All is well, right?Not quite. Answer this:Each of the three guys originally gave $10.00 each.They each got back $1.00 in change.That means they paid $9.00 each, which times three is $27.00.The delivery boy kept $2.00 for a tip.$27.00 plus $2.00 equals $29.00.Where the heck is the other dollar ??????????The last line is wrong... you're supposed to subtract the $2.00 from $27, which will give you the $25.00 which is the actual price that was paid for the pie.Believing they paid $27 for the pie, they have the $3 on them to make it an even $30, or $10 having been spent a piece.Or putting it simpler, they spent $27 on a $25 pie======= there's your $2 dollars that the delivery boy has.------------------ <I'm a Fire-starter> --- When the Artful speaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilla Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 Originally posted by sgbrooklyn:okay he gave them back three.. that would mean they gave in total 27 dollars... right? right?25 for pizza2 tip3 change30-27=3 there is no missing dollar. the third guy has the dollar. jesus am I right now? thats right it is just a matter of wordingyou so samrt it must hurt to be that smart------------------music is an escape from reality----------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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