If You think you're smart!

Beaumanoir · 11-12-2003, 05:56 PM

3 men walk into a hotel and ask for a room for the night. The manager says its 30 pound for this room, 10 pound a head. The men pay and go to their rooms.
Later, the manager realises there has been a mistake and that the room should only be 25 pound. So he gives 5 pound coins to the bell boy and tells him to give them to men. The bell boy thinks it will be hard to split 5 coins between 3 men, so he gives the men back 1 pound each and keeps two pound.

So, 25 pounds, plus 2 pounds the bell boy has, plus the 3 pound the men got back equals 30 pounds.

BUT if the men got 1 pound back then they paid 9 pounds each, 3x9 = 27 + 2 pound the bell boy kept, where is the missing pound?

BAM

Luvian · 11-12-2003, 06:10 PM

The manager has it.

Faceman · 11-12-2003, 06:11 PM

old one,
the last equation is wrong (not in algebraic terms of course, but a wrong application of the circumstances [img]smile.gif[/img] )
[SPOILER]
There is no missing pound.
The men actually paid too much, because the bellboy kept two pounds, so
3*9=27 their reduced share (8.33 pounds each => 25) + the money the bellboy kept (2 pounds)
27-2=25 the reduced price

[/SPOILER]
BTW
"If you think you're smart,
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you're probably not"

[ 11-12-2003, 06:21 PM: Message edited by: Faceman ]

11-12-2003, 06:11 PM

dunno if it's uncool to debunk these riddles, so...

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the trick is at the end. you dont add the 2 to 27, you subtract it. the men paid 27 (3x9), of which 25 went to the hotel and 2 to the bellboy: 25+2=27.

Bozos of Bones · 11-12-2003, 06:12 PM

It should be -2 pounds in the end line, because the men gave their 2 pounds to the bell boy. Thus, it is deduced from the amount 3x9. 25 is the total paid for the room, so that fits,.One should add three pounds because that's what they got back for their ten pounds.

Zuvio · 11-12-2003, 06:18 PM

LoL! Thanks for the info sultan, the riddle had me pinned down, I already opened my window .......

Jorath Calar · 11-12-2003, 06:55 PM

I saw the title of this thread and thought... uhmm, no, never said I did... [img]smile.gif[/img]

cloud ff7 38 · 11-13-2003, 09:25 AM

Im quite stupid i havent been to school in 3 days lol!!!

11-12-2003, 06:10 PM	#2
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 43 Posts: 6,763	The manager has it. __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

11-12-2003, 06:11 PM	#3
Faceman Hathor Join Date: February 18, 2002 Location: Vienna Age: 42 Posts: 2,248	old one, the last equation is wrong (not in algebraic terms of course, but a wrong application of the circumstances [img]smile.gif[/img] ) [SPOILER] There is no missing pound. The men actually paid too much, because the bellboy kept two pounds, so 3*9=27 their reduced share (8.33 pounds each => 25) + the money the bellboy kept (2 pounds) 27-2=25 the reduced price [/SPOILER] BTW "If you think you're smart, ... you're probably not" [ 11-12-2003, 06:21 PM: Message edited by: Faceman ] __________________ \"I am forever spellbound by the frailty of life\"<br /><br /> Faceman

11-12-2003, 06:12 PM	#5
Bozos of Bones Apophis Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: The Underdark cavern of Zagreb Age: 37 Posts: 4,679	It should be -2 pounds in the end line, because the men gave their 2 pounds to the bell boy. Thus, it is deduced from the amount 3x9. 25 is the total paid for the room, so that fits,.One should add three pounds because that's what they got back for their ten pounds. __________________ MAKE LOVE, NOT SPAM!

11-12-2003, 06:18 PM	#6
Zuvio Gold Dragon Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: Blessed are those who are not.... Age: 42 Posts: 2,556	LoL! Thanks for the info sultan, the riddle had me pinned down, I already opened my window ....... __________________ [img]\"http://img121.exs.cx/img121/4236/zuviodemonnoname2hf.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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11-12-2003, 05:56 PM	#1
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	3 men walk into a hotel and ask for a room for the night. The manager says its 30 pound for this room, 10 pound a head. The men pay and go to their rooms. Later, the manager realises there has been a mistake and that the room should only be 25 pound. So he gives 5 pound coins to the bell boy and tells him to give them to men. The bell boy thinks it will be hard to split 5 coins between 3 men, so he gives the men back 1 pound each and keeps two pound. So, 25 pounds, plus 2 pounds the bell boy has, plus the 3 pound the men got back equals 30 pounds. BUT if the men got 1 pound back then they paid 9 pounds each, 3x9 = 27 + 2 pound the bell boy kept, where is the missing pound? BAM

11-12-2003, 06:11 PM	#4
sultan Guest Posts: n/a	dunno if it's uncool to debunk these riddles, so... . . . s p o i l y . . . s p a c e . . . the trick is at the end. you dont add the 2 to 27, you subtract it. the men paid 27 (3x9), of which 25 went to the hotel and 2 to the bellboy: 25+2=27.

11-12-2003, 06:55 PM	#7
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	I saw the title of this thread and thought... uhmm, no, never said I did... [img]smile.gif[/img]

11-13-2003, 09:25 AM	#8
cloud ff7 38 User suspended until [Nov26] Join Date: August 7, 2003 Location: Midgar Age: 35 Posts: 533	Im quite stupid i havent been to school in 3 days lol!!!

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