ok i know the answer but i can't remember it and its bugging me but i know i will recognize the answer if you have it
three guys went out to eat and the bill was $30 so they each payed $10. the waiter later realized that he had overcharged them $5 so he decided to keep $2 and gave $1 back to each guy. so when you add the $9 dollars each guy payed and the $2 the waiter kept the total is $29. where is the other dollar
no it wasn't tax or tip or anything like that.
2006-07-13 10:12:07 · 16 answers · asked by robot_17 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
it is the old adage of adding before multiplying. A great riddle that baffles even math profs. Place the brackets in the right place, do the math correctly and you get the right answer
10 * 3 - 3 - 2 = 25 (when following the rules)
9 * 3 - 2 = 25 (when following the rules)
the way the ridle is posed, the $2 the waiter kept is added to the total ($27) resuting is $29 instead of being subtracted from it and giving the correct result of $25
2006-07-13 10:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by GenieLamb 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
it's a play with words
each man paid $10.00 for the dinner, to divide the cost evenly at $30 dollars.
When the waiter realized the cost was $25, this would mean that to divide the dinner cost evenly, each man would pay $8.33
$8.33 X 3 = 24.99 (the cost of the dinner)
People assume that because each man gets a dollar back that the dinner cost them $9.00.
$9 x 3 = $27 + $2 to the waiter = $ 29 (Missing a dollar)
If you take the $24.99 that the dinner cost, plus the $5.00 that the waiter overcharged it equals $29.99. which means only a penny is missing due to rounding off.
2006-07-13 10:39:32 · answer #2 · answered by atackett2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was none the men paid $30 ,they was over charged $5 the bill was $25 the waiter kept 2 which left $3 and no change.
2006-07-13 10:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You lost it in the math...
$9 x 3 = $27 + $3 = $30
2006-07-13 10:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by boter_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no other dollar....it was $25...the waiter kept $2 and gave back $3...do the math, and its a total of $30
2006-07-13 10:20:07 · answer #5 · answered by p-dogg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's done with $ 25 because $30 - 2=28-3=25
2006-07-13 10:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
25+5 is 30. It's that simple.
2006-07-13 10:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by scratchwhiplash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not an accurate statement of the money, that's the issue.They didn't each pay $9, they actually paid $9.3333333. They were only out of pocket $9.
2006-07-13 10:15:44 · answer #8 · answered by mightyskid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-01 05:49:11 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they didn't pay 9$ each they paid 10.
10x3=30
30-5=25
25+3=28
and
28+2=30
2006-07-13 10:23:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋