Posted by Charm_AL on 4/15/05 2:49pm
Msg #32009

My OT for the day...

A fun head-scratcher

Three salesmen come in from a storm after a very long day only to find out there is only one vacancy left at the hotel. They agree to share the room. The desk manager says the room is $30 per night and they each give him $10.

Later on when the night shift manager came in it was discovered that the three salesmen were actually in a $25 room. Being an honest man, he took $5 from the till and gave it to the bellhop with instructions to return the money to the salesmen.

On the way to the room, the bellhop figured that the three couldn't evenly divide the $5 so he kept $2 for himself and gave the salesmen $3 back.

To recap...Each salesman paid $9 and the bellboy had $2. $27 + $2 = $29 So where did the missing dollar go?

Reply by Anonymous on 4/15/05 2:59pm
Msg #32014

WHERE"S THE DOLLAR?????? This is making me nuts..

Reply by Charm_AL on 4/15/05 3:46pm
Msg #32028

fuzzy math

$30-5=25
$25+1+1+1=28
$28+2=30
or
$30-5+2+3=30
it becomes a conundrum when you try to introduce multiplication or division into problem that is addition and subtraction...
Have a Happy Weekend ya'll !

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 4/15/05 3:20pm
Msg #32023

The math is incorrect. If they had been charged $27.00 for the room originally, they would have each given the man $10.00, and each received $1 change, making the math problem 9+9+9=27, and 27+3=30, the $3 being the key. Instead, the way the problem reads, it is turned into 27+2=29, which is where the confusion lies. The problem should be $25 (room rate) + $2 (what the bellboy kept) = $27, and $27 + $3 (the change the three guys received) = $30.

Reply by Joseph_CA on 4/15/05 3:26pm
Msg #32024

I remeber this one when I was in "JR HIGH" but after finishing my taxes today I dont want to see more
numbers, but its fun though.

Reply by anon on 4/15/05 3:35pm
Msg #32027

Each paid $9.333---do the math

Reply by Jay on 4/15/05 3:51pm
Msg #32029

You guys arn't doing much business right now are you??? Me neither.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 4/15/05 4:05pm
Msg #32033

Already done my signings for today

Reply by Charm_AL on 4/15/05 4:30pm
Msg #32044

me too! next week is gonna be busy! calls started Wednesday

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 4/15/05 5:28pm
Msg #32056

Yes, I have a full week next week, almost $1000 up to now, so will probably be turning down other signings unless they are for two of my title companies, who I will always accomodate.