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[Radar]

Three men go to a restaurant for a meal. They receive a bill for $25. They each put $10 on the table (total of thirty dollars), which the waiter collects and takes to the till. The waiter returns with a saucer with five $1 coins on it(the change).

The three men couldn't divide the five $1 coins evenly amongst themselves, so they gave the waiter a two dollar tip and then each took back one dollar each.

So, the five one dollar coins on the saucer have now all been taken. $2 went to the waiter as a tip, and each one of the guys took a dollar back.

Now that each guy has taken a dollar back, each of the guys has paid $9 (instead of the original ten).

Now, here is where it gets tricky, three 9's are 27, plus the two dollar tip is $29, where did the
missing dollar go?

:hmm:

Food Bill - $25

Paid - $30 (each giving a ten dollar note each).

Change - $5 (in coins)

A dollar change each means they paid - $9 each

Tip to waiter - $2

3 x 9 = 27 + 2 tip = 29?

Woot! :pipethinker:

Don't look at the posts below this, see if you can solve it first!

[Noel Carboni]

You can't add the tip to the $27! It's already in there.

They actually each paid a total of $9 each, which times 3 equals $27, which pays the $25 bill and adds a $2 tip.

Remind me not to go out and split a lunch bill with you. :) Nothing up this sleeve, nothing up that sleeve...

-Noel

[Cosmic_Rider]

You can't add the tip to the $27! It's already in there.

They actually each paid a total of $9 each, which times 3 equals $27, which pays the $25 bill and adds a $2 tip.

Remind me not to go out and split a lunch bill with you. :) Nothing up this sleeve, nothing up that sleeve...

-Noel

Hahahaha nearly had me then radar, It seemed all evened out untill you started doing the (three 9's are 27, plus the two dollar tip is $29, where did the
missing dollar go?) Maybe alittle to early in the morning for me.:duh:

Thats what i get for reading forums before i have had my coffee.


Regards
Peter

[Medusa]

Do you have any more radar ?


Medusa