But 3 people did not pay $25 or $28. They paid $27. $25 for the room and $2 for the tip. Using your approach you would have to say they each paid $8.33 for the room and $0.67 for the tip ($2 divided by 3) for a total of $9 per person.
Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 6:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] OT-2-New Brain Teaser > > 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. :) > >
