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The puzzle thread
« on: 21 July 2017, 14:31:50 »
I have this one but I dare say others having had a go at answering this one will have their own puzzles, conundrums etc to add.

Here goes:-

How smart are you? A lady goes into a shop and steals a £100 note from the till without the owners knowledge. She comes back five minutes later and buys £70 of goods with the £100 note.  The owner gives £30 change .
How much did the owner lose?
A. £30
B.£70
c. £100
D £130
E. £170
F £200
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2017, 14:56:08 »
Should we withhold answers to avoid giving it away? :-\
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #2 on: 21 July 2017, 15:02:29 »
I'll delay offering my answer for a while, but I have a question:-
What is a word, of 13 letters, beginning and ending in "m" which means constipation?  ???

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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #3 on: 21 July 2017, 15:03:26 »
Quote from: Bigron on 21 July 2017, 15:02:29
I'll delay offering my answer for a while, but I have a question:-
What is a word, of 13 letters, beginning and ending in "m" which means constipation?  ???

Ron.
That's actually spelt with an 'N' Ron, and if I've not been for a few days, can be spelled with over 50 letters  ;D
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #4 on: 21 July 2017, 15:10:53 »
Post up just your answer for now.

later we can have the clever guys explaining why £70 is wrong and it should be £70 less the trade cost of the items  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #5 on: 21 July 2017, 15:40:08 »
Stemo, you are obviously even more full of sh!t than me!  ;D

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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #6 on: 21 July 2017, 15:41:08 »
Doesn't the answer depend on what the goods she bought are? Specifically if she 'bought' the printing press that the shopkeeper printed the £100 note on, in which case she's cost the shopkeeper many tens of thousands when he could have been printing virtually limitless fake notes.

Or are we in Scotland where £100 notes alegedly exist - just like Nessie and flying Haggis.
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #7 on: 21 July 2017, 15:47:33 »
No the notes are real. Call it dollars , euros . Gives same answer.

Don't over think it. :y
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #8 on: 21 July 2017, 15:51:09 »
Quote from: Varche on 21 July 2017, 15:47:33
No the notes are real. Call it dollars , euros . Gives same answer.

Don't over think it. :y

So she's 'bought' £70 with a stolen $100 note and got £30 in change? In which case none of the answers are correct.  ;D

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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #9 on: 21 July 2017, 16:01:20 »
C.....the till now has the £100 back in it but is down £30 and £70 of goods.

The loss may be tax deductible though as it will impact earnings....
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #10 on: 21 July 2017, 16:03:11 »
Is the shop VAT registered?
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #11 on: 21 July 2017, 16:09:28 »
£200  at full retail;)
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #12 on: 21 July 2017, 16:38:52 »
What do you call a dog with no nose?

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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #13 on: 21 July 2017, 17:33:13 »
Who cares what was she doing out the kitchen in the first place ;D
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Re: The puzzle thread
« Reply #14 on: 21 July 2017, 17:41:28 »
C, £100 - unless its a trick question.  ::)
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