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28-03-2007, 11:00 PM
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This will mess with your head
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 BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A $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 = $29. WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR? |
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29-03-2007, 09:17 AM
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This is very clever but I must admit I have seen it before...
It's all down to the way it is worded that causes the confusion BUT the key part is that the room cost $25-00 NOT $30-00 Therefor: - Each Man Paid $9-00 so a total of $27-00... So $25-00 for the room PLUS the $2-00 the Belboy kept = $27-00 = NO EXTRA DOLLAR  | ||||||||
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