You get to the same place a different way. If 3 people paid $25, then they could not have paid in whole dollars. If they as 3 paid $28, they didn't pay whole dollars. $28 isn't even divisible by $3. But they did make iit 'whole' and even by means of the $2 tip. We got to the same answer a different way. :)
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "James Maki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:42:19 To:<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [H] OT-2-New Brain Teaser Boy 1: -$10 + $1 = -$9 Boy 2: -$10 + $1 = -$9 Boy 3: -$10 + $1 = -$9 Bellhop: $5 - $3 = $2 Register: $30 - $5 = $25 ------------------------- Cash Unaccounted for = $0 The 3 boys paid a total of $27 dollars ($9 each), $25 to the hotel, $2 to the bellboy. We get stuck on the $30 dollar figure which is no long relevant. Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Glazier > I like that one too... > > Rick Glazier > > From: "James Maki" > > They started with $10 each and ended up with $1 each, how > could they have > > paid $9.33333? > > > > >> From: Chris Reeves > >> He can't do math. > >> > >> They gave him 30. He's holding 5. > >> > >> That means they kicked in 25 total, or 8.3333 per each. Give > >> each $1, and they all gave 9 and 1/3 basically. Which leaves > >> $2 left. The end. :)
