The missing pound!!
Three diners on finishing their meal are presented with a bill for £30, which they agree to split between them. They each gave the waiter £10, not knowing that the waiter had rechecked the bill and found that it was only £25. The waiter realised that the £5 change would not divide equally between the three men, and they were unaware of the mistake, so he returned to the table, apologised, and gave each diner £1, keeping the other £2 for himself.
The diners have all paid £9 each for their meal - totalling £27.
The waiter has kept £2 in his pocket - totalling £29.
If the men originally paid £30, where has the missing pound gone?
- pramsay13
The diners have all paid £9 each for their meal - totalling £27.
The waiter has kept £2 in his pocket - totalling £29.
If the men originally paid £30, where has the missing pound gone?
- pramsay13
Labels: SharedPuzzle, thinktank
posted by Mr Fahrenheit at
5:33 AM
15 Comments:
The 3 men each paid 9pounds for there dinner and service.
8.33 pounds each for the food and
0.67 pounds each for the service
25+3 is 28.
the waiter keeps 2.
thats 30.
the method of calculation in the last part of the question is wrong... since you are using the $9 paid by each guy.. which is based on the new bill of $25.. then it's $9 times 3 equals $27 minus the $2 which the waiter took... to get the correct bill of $25... and not adding the $2
translation:
3 dudes finishing up at McD's get a check for $60 (at current exchange rate), which they agree to split. They each give the waitperson $20, not knowing that the waitperson had rechecked the check and found that it was only $50. The waitperson realised that the $10 change would not divide equally between the three dudes, and they were unaware of the mistake, so he returned to the table, apologised, and gave each diner $2, keeping the other $4 for himself.
The dudes have all paid $18 each for their meal - totalling $54.
The waiter has kept $4 in his pocket - totalling $58.
If the men originally paid $60, where has the missing $2 gone?
- better hurry up with the answer before the exchange rate gets any worse.
This same thing was just posted a couple of weeks ago..
This same thing was just posted a couple of weeks ago..
Repost!
this is my first day of trick of mind so i am way behind on adding the correct answers for these. it is good to know however that people are smarter in general than the government gives us credit for. the answer is exactly right via houdini.
30 -25 = 5
5-3=2
3*10-3=9 each
waiter kept the 2
there is no missing money. if there was, the govt. would find a way to tax you for it. lol
if they owe 25, then the most even distribution would be 9, 8, 8. the waiter returns 3 (25+3=28) and kept 2 (28+2=30)
i dont believe the is just 1 missing pound i believe aliens came down and took £79... shocking isnt it!
LOL
they all pay 9 pound each which totals to 27 pound. thats 25 pound for the meal and 2 pound for the waiter ! the 3 pound to make it up to 30 is divide in 3 and in their pocket .
they all pay 9 pound each which totals to 27 pound. thats 25 pound for the meal and 2 pound for the waiter ! the 3 pound to make it up to 30 is divide in 3 and in their pocket .
they all pay 9 pound each which totals to 27 pound. thats 25 pound for the meal and 2 pound for the waiter ! the 3 pound to make it up to 30 is divide in 3 and in their pocket .
they all pay 9 pound each which totals to 27 pound. thats 25 pound for the meal and 2 pound for the waiter ! the 3 pound to make it up to 30 is divide in 3 and in their pocket .
they all pay 9 pound each which totals to 27 pound. thats 25 pound for the meal and 2 pound for the waiter ! the 3 pound to make it up to 30 is divide in 3 and in their pocket .
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