There are 3 guys. they go to a restaurant and when they have to pay, the bill is $30. Each guy pays $10. The waiter takes the $30 (3 x $10) and takes it to the cashier. The cashier feels bad for the guys who just paid $30 and give the waiter $5 to take back to the guys (dont ask why, he just did!!!). On the way back the waiter puts $2 out of that $5 in his poket and gives each one of those guys $1. So that means each guy has paid $9 instead of $10 (10 - 1 = 9).
So now since each guy paid $9 instead of $10 leats multiply 9 by 3 (3 guys, each paid $9) and the answer is $27. the waiter pocketed $2...so lets add that to the $27 (27 + 2 = 29). So the total bill now is $29 instead of $30!!!!! what happened to that $1?!!!!!
2006-09-21 13:17:02 · 9 answers · asked by whyareyoutryingtoreadmyid 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The cashier gave the waiter back $5, so the bill only ended up being $25. The waiter pocketed $2 and gave each one of the guys $1. So, the bill for each one was only ($25/3) $8.667. So there is where the extra $1 came from in your question.
25+2+3=30
2006-09-21 13:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by jymde 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your totally messing it up. Until you got to this part...
"The waiter pocketed $2",
...but that wasn't from the $30 bill, that was from the $5 the cashier gave them.
It's really $35 - 2(waiter) - 3(guys) - 30(bill)
2006-09-21 13:29:10 · answer #2 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The store made 30-5 = 25
The waiter made = 2
The guys paid 3*10 - 3*1 = 27
25 store made + 2 waiter made = 27 amt guys paid
2006-09-21 13:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by Joe C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 $ waiter got was from resturant owner and not from the guys. guys paid 30 got back 1 $ each which is 27$.
The two dollar he got was from cashier and taht has no connection to 30 $ guys paid.
2006-09-21 13:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by Rammohan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't add the $2, you subtract it from the $27, bringing the total to $25.
2006-09-21 13:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by bizfinancing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have subtracted the $2 from the 27 to get that the restaurant gained $25.
2006-09-21 13:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by vinzklorthos 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This q got resolved 6 days ago.
2006-09-21 13:27:49 · answer #7 · answered by semdot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tehe that was a clever one. I almost thought you'd proved it possible to deny the mathmatical laws.
2006-09-21 13:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by Grev 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GOOD QUESTION ...LOL I DIDNT READ IT
2006-09-21 13:19:38 · answer #9 · answered by starfishsfriend 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋