Four guys went to lunch and each paid $5.00 to the waiter for a total of $5.00 x 4 = $20.00. The owner recognized them as students and gave a $5.00 discount. The waiter took $1.00 for his tip and returned $1.00 to each guy. Now: Each guy paid only $4.00 for the lunch (got $1.00 back) so the total cost for their lunch was $4.00 X 4 = $16.00 + $1.00 the waiter took + the $4.00 returned to the 4 guys making a total of $21.00!! HOW COME since we started with $20.00!! Have fun solving this Math question!
2006-08-23 06:17:56 · 13 answers · asked by Antoine a 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
You're misleading us by saying that the cost of their lunch was $4 x 4 = $16 + $1 tip.
$1 tip was given already, its part of the $5 discount. So with the tip, it's 16$. or else, the total cost of the lunch would be $15, and not $16.
Problem: You added an extra dollar by including the tip a second time :)
2006-08-23 06:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by Navid V 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The total paid out was 16.00. 15 for the lunch and 1.00 for the tip! They each paid 1/4 of the tip so the lunch was 3.75
(3.75 x 4 =15) and 25 cents towards the 1 dollar tip. this equals 4 bucks!
2006-08-23 06:37:41 · answer #2 · answered by nooodle_ninja 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you dont count the tip because that was already figured out when the waiter took it from the discount...thats the cost of the meal $16...the owner gave them a $5 discount - $1 tip so they actually got back four dollars making it 16 then so the tip in the original problem was figured in twice. so $16 + $4 returned to the guys = $20.
2006-08-23 07:00:29 · answer #3 · answered by Shy Town 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a variation of the hotel riddle where you have to ask "what happened to the other 3 dollars". Obviously there are false assumptions made in the story, but you would be amazed how upset you can make an individual when you tell this story orally
2006-08-23 07:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by voiceofreason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 because 16 + the money the waiter took plus the money returned
2006-08-23 06:23:27 · answer #5 · answered by funkyflex4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a variation of the hotel problem. It is bad math. You don't add the $1, you subtract it giving $15 which is the cost of the lunch.
2006-08-23 06:24:37 · answer #6 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It 4x4 for the lunch, that makes 16,
16+1(tip) makes 17, and that`s all
2006-08-27 05:00:29 · answer #7 · answered by sweet_bb_eyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can solve it easily by referring back to the MILLION other times that this question has been asked
2006-08-23 07:04:57 · answer #8 · answered by bambam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you add the money that was givin back to them?? it should be $17.00
2006-08-23 06:20:34 · answer #9 · answered by hedley_20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its $16.00
2006-08-23 08:06:37 · answer #10 · answered by applaleisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋