3 guys go for dinner, each buys a £10 steak. At the end of the meal, they collect £30 between the three of them to cover the cost of the meals and gives it to the waitress. She goes back to the cash register, where the overlooking manager says "Those dinners are discounted, you need to give them £5 back." So the waitress gets the five pounds, and returns to the table. Not knowing how to split £5 between the three of them, she gives 1 pound to each of the three patrons, and kept two for herself.
Now if you do the math, together they paid £30, got £3 back meaning they only paid £27. The waitress kept £2. This totals £29. Where did the last pound go?
PS works the same in dollars too for all you young americans tuning in
2006-11-18 11:08:35 · 22 answers · asked by mrqprfc 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
stop fecking my head at this time of night after i been on the ole red, but it is the way you word it!
30-5=25-discount
25+3=28-3 the patrons have had back
28+2=30-wot the waitdress had back
IS ME RIGHT AFTER DRINKING RED?
2006-11-18 11:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by Welshchick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This one's as old as the hills!
There is no missing pound. There is £25 in the till (£30 less the £5), the waitress has £2 and the diners have £1 each (3x£1=£3), and £25+£2+£3 = £30.
(PS: The trick in the question is that is says they paid £30 - they didn't, they paid £25)
2006-11-18 19:11:54 · answer #2 · answered by satyricon_uk 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A question from you that isn't racist, that's a first. I'll answer it anyway.
There is $25 for the bill ($30 less the $5), the waitress has $2 and the diners have $1 each (3x$1=$3), and $25+$2+$3 = $30.
2006-11-19 02:36:17 · answer #3 · answered by Deleted 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, £10 steak X 3 = £30
discount £5 = £25
waitress gives back £1 to each = £3 and keeps £2 so
£5 discount she gave back £3 they paid £28 and she kept £2 = £5 no missing £1!!!
Do u understand took me a bit admit.
2006-11-18 19:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
30-5 is 25 plus 3 is 28. They paid 28 total and the waitress got 2 which totals 30.
2006-11-18 19:16:57 · answer #5 · answered by tofu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 paid for the meal - 5 discount =25 paid for the meal
+3 returned = 28 + 2 the waitress kept.
Apparently you forgot one of the guys at the table. Is this supposed to be a teaser, or are you just bad with math?
2006-11-18 19:13:31 · answer #6 · answered by M H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
your summary is wrong, they paid 30 got 3 back makes 27, the waitress kept two which makes 25 which is waht they paid for the meal.
you added the £2 that ought to have been deducted
2006-11-18 19:14:13 · answer #7 · answered by rchlbsxy2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK lets c if i have this right, 25 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 27?
where did you learn to do math??
or 30 - 2 = 27 ? how can you be using your head and come up with this?
2006-11-18 19:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by under his feathers 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, they paid 25, got 3 back (28) and gave the waitress 2 (30)
But thanks for drawing this anomaly to our attention: although I do think Douglas Adams beat you to it, with his Improbability Drive. Sounds like you should try his books,if you haven't already...
M : )
2006-11-18 19:23:49 · answer #9 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Funny I posted the same question about 3 friends in a motel, the desk clerk and bellboy. My mother had heard it back in the 40's and hasn't figured it out yet!
~Good luck with that!
2006-11-18 19:12:40 · answer #10 · answered by Saffernellie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋