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Tiger
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30th Jun 08 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry for the caps, was cut out of an email.

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3 MEN GO INTO A HOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS £30.00 SO EACH MAN PAID £10.00 AND WENT TO THE ROOM. A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY £25.00 SO HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH £5.00 ON THE WAY THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT £5.00 EVENLY BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A £1.00 AND KEPT THE OTHER £2.00 FOR HIMSELF. THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID £9.00 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF £27.00, ADD THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £29.00

WHERE IS THE OTHER POUND?
Lawrah
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30th Jun 08 at 20:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There isnt an extra £
Tiger
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30th Jun 08 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but they payed £30 (£10 each)
Robin
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30th Jun 08 at 20:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think the real riddle is - Why are they paying in sterling when they're clearly in America?
Jake
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the room total was £25, the blokes got £3 back and the dude kept £2 - in total £30
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tell us
Russ
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30th Jun 08 at 20:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
paid*

its the way its worded. they didnt all pay £9 they all paid 8.33
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Oh, BTW, the missing pound isn't missing, the riddle is just worded to make you think of the equation wrongly.
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They didnt pay £10 for the room becuase the price was £30 - £5 so they actually each paid 25/3 = £8.333333333. Plus the extra £1 each from the waiter (8.33333333 +1) x 3 = 28 then add on the £2 that the waiter kept =£30 There is no extra pound

 
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