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Brain Teaser
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:12 pm
by Gypsy In The Palace
Once you figure this out, you will feel really stupid.
Three traveling salesman check into a hotel room that costs $60. After they go to their room, the manager realized that the room only costs $55, and he accidentally overcharged them by $5. He gives the bellboy $5 and directs him to take it to the room.
On the way up to the room, the bellboy realizes that he cannot divide $5 evenly among the three men. Needing a few bucks for dinner himself, he decides to give $1 each to the three men and keep the remaining $2 himself as a tip.
BUT, WAIT A MINUTE!! The three men had paid $19 each for the room ($20-$1 received in change). The $57 the men paid ($19 each times three) plus the $2 the bellboy had kept for himself makes $59. What happened to the other buck?
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:16 pm
by IsleReef
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:20 pm
by citcat
Three into 60 is 20...????????????? They paid $20 each, right? And the tax....what about the tax?
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:22 pm
by LIPH
They paid $60, it's supposed to be $55. They each get a dollar back, $55 + $3 = $58. The bell boy keeps $2, $58 + $2 = $60.
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:23 pm
by citcat
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:25 pm
by IsleReef
Its all how it was worded............
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:31 pm
by Gypsy In The Palace
LIPH wrote:They paid $60, it's supposed to be $55. They each get a dollar back, $55 + $3 = $58. The bell boy keeps $2, $58 + $2 = $60.
Good job! Someone sent this to my dad in an e-mail, and he immediately threw his hands up in the air and handed it to me. I had to get a pen and paper and draw it out, but it took me about fifteen minutes to figure it out.
Like IsleReef said, the wording is what throws you off. The total that it mentions includes the tip already, and then they add the tip to get to $59.
Re: Brain Teaser
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:40 pm
by phtnt
Gypsy In The Palace wrote: The three men had paid $19 each for the room ($20-$1 received in change). The $57 the men paid ($19 each times three) plus the $2 the bellboy had kept for himself makes $59. What happened to the other buck?
That still doesn't explain this though
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:41 pm
by ph4ever
I've said it before
I'll say it again
math s u x
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:42 pm
by 12Volt
20 + 20 + 20 = 60
20 + 20 + 20 = 55 +1 +1 +1 +2
19 + 19 + 19 = 55 + 2
57 = 57
TA DA !!!
They each paid $18.33 towards the room plus $0.67 towards the tip.
(18.33 x 3) + (.67 x 3) = $57
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:45 pm
by ph4ever
12Volt wrote:20 + 20 + 20 = 60
20 + 20 + 20 = 55 +1 +1 +1 +2
19 + 19 + 19 = 55 + 2
TA DA !!!
yea but 19 + 19+ 19 = 55 + 2 < 60
Re: Brain Teaser
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:51 pm
by semitruths
phtnt wrote:Gypsy In The Palace wrote: The three men had paid $19 each for the room ($20-$1 received in change). The $57 the men paid ($19 each times three) plus the $2 the bellboy had kept for himself makes $59. What happened to the other buck?
That still doesn't explain this though
The statement confuses you with the 'percieved' amount they payed ($19 each) with the actual amount they payed ($55/3 each). Then adds in the actual amount the bellboy kept.
Posted: November 17, 2004 12:57 pm
by 12Volt
Hee hee...Take out 60 one dollar bills and put them in three piles of 20 on your desk then act out the situaion.
For those of you at work use a pile of paper clips or something...
Posted: November 17, 2004 1:01 pm
by 12Volt
ph4ever wrote:12Volt wrote:20 + 20 + 20 = 60
20 + 20 + 20 = 55 +1 +1 +1 +2
19 + 19 + 19 = 55 + 2
TA DA !!!
yea but 19 + 19+ 19 = 55 + 2 < 60
Right...They each paid 19 which = 57....55 for the room + 2 for the tip...
57 Plus the dollar they each still have = 60
57 +1 +1 +1 = 60
Re: Brain Teaser
Posted: November 17, 2004 1:08 pm
by 12Volt
Gypsy In The Palace wrote:The $57 the men paid ($19 each times three) plus the $2 the bellboy had kept for himself makes $59.
This is the "deceiving" part...
The $2 the bellboy kept is part of the $57 paid...
So it should be 57 - 2
NOT 57 + 2
Posted: November 17, 2004 1:19 pm
by semitruths
Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Posted: November 17, 2004 1:20 pm
by buffettbride
semitruths wrote:Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Stop imagining it.
Posted: November 17, 2004 1:21 pm
by semitruths
What is short enough to gain interest and long enough to cover the subject?
Posted: November 17, 2004 1:22 pm
by phtnt
ok, great, this is making me more tired
