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Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« on: 22 July 2009, 22:07:09 »

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?  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #1 on: 22 July 2009, 22:15:13 »

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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?  ;D ;D ;D

Incorrect: Each man paid 1/3 of £25 for the room and 1/3 of £2 to the bellboy ... so £27 pounds in total was spent .. £9 each.. :)
« Last Edit: 22 July 2009, 22:16:44 by entwood »
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #2 on: 22 July 2009, 22:21:41 »

Some thing similar was posted up a few weeks ago ;)
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #3 on: 22 July 2009, 22:31:46 »

How the bloody hell would i know....I`m a flipping security guard not Steven Hawking!!!!!!  :D :D ;D ;D ;D Plus i would of paid via my debit card as the missus keeps all the cash!!!! ::) ;D ;D ;D....Also why would i be in a hotel room with 2 other strange guys..What do you take me for???? 2 other women maybe  ::) ::) if i was single(just in case swmbo reads this)..... ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
« Last Edit: 22 July 2009, 22:33:59 by bertiecbx550 »
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #4 on: 22 July 2009, 22:43:15 »

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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?  ;D ;D ;D

The bell boy has the pound.
He gave EACH man £1. with the bell boy there is four men
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #5 on: 22 July 2009, 23:24:45 »

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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?  ;D ;D ;D
Should read: OF £27.00, SUBTRACT THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £25.00
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #6 on: 22 July 2009, 23:44:02 »

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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?  ;D ;D ;D
Should read: OF £27.00, SUBTRACT THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £25.00

Which would mean where is the £5,
somehow dont workout :-/
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #7 on: 23 July 2009, 09:10:13 »

Each man hasn't spent £9.00.

25/3 = 8.33

8.33 + 1.00 = 9.33

9.33 x 3 = 28.00

28.00 + 2.00= £30.00 
 
 
 
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« Reply #8 on: 23 July 2009, 09:23:32 »

Or, put another way:

Before the bill is paid there is £30 in total, each man has £10.

After the bill is paid, the hotel have £25, the men have £1 each and the bellboy has £2, £30 in total.
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #9 on: 23 July 2009, 10:40:52 »

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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

£27.00, ADD THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £29.00

WHERE IS THE OTHER POUND?  ;D ;D ;D
Should read: OF £27.00, SUBTRACT THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £25.00

Which would mean where is the £5,
somehow dont workout :-/
It's been given back.  So the three men have £1 of it and the boy has £2 of it.

(Not disagreeing with STMO; It's just another way of stating it.)

The deception comes from mixing two legitimate ways of breaking-down the problem and it's why accountants have a job!
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Re: Puzzling question can you lot work it out ?
« Reply #10 on: 23 July 2009, 14:28:12 »

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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

£27.00, ADD THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £29.00

WHERE IS THE OTHER POUND?  ;D ;D ;D
Should read: OF £27.00, SUBTRACT THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £25.00

Which would mean where is the £5,
somehow dont workout :-/
It's been given back.  So the three men have £1 of it and the boy has £2 of it.

(Not disagreeing with STMO; It's just another way of stating it.)

The deception comes from mixing two legitimate ways of breaking-down the problem and it's why accountants have a job!

The question was were is the £1 gone.
if you look it states that Each man got £1,
as there is four men thats £4 so the bell boy (Man #4) kept the last £1 so he has then £2.
so there is nothing missing.
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