Yeah, that was the part that confused me the 9*3 equals 29, and I dismissed it as a typo. The grammar on that had me flipping the 3 and 2, thus I was looking at it in reverse. Blah!! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "James Maki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 09:07:00 To:<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [H] OT-2-New Brain Teaser Well, I am so glad that we can now agree to agree! I know when I first read the original post, I could not get my mind around the problem. It seemed impossible! It is the way they framed the question, which gave false information: "Now, each guy renting the room has paid $9, and the bell boy keeps $2: $2 + (3 x $9) = $29" The $2 tip is PART of the 3 x $9, so they have misdirected the reader to think something that is not true. They wanted you to fixate on that information! It's Been Fun! :) Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Reeves > Ok. See it. :). 25+2 for the tip. :). Blah. What you get > when your mind fixates. :) > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: "James Maki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'll try one last time. I enjoy brain teasers and mean no > disrespect. This is just for fun! :) > > $25 in the till / 3 = $8.33 per person > + $2 in bell hop's pocket / 3 = $0.67 per person > ---------------------------------------------- > = $27 Total expenditure / 3 = $9.00 per person > > The people started with $10 each and ended up with $1 each, > so they HAD to have paid a total of $9 each. > > If you still don't see the logic of the problem, I guess we > will just have > to agree to disagree. But this has been a fun discourse. :) > > Jim > >
