Three ladies go to a restaurant for a meal. They receive a bill for $30. They each put $10 on the table, which the waiter collects and takes to the till. The cashier informs the waiter that the bill should only have been for $25 and returns $5 to the waiter in $1 coins. On the way back to the table the waiter realizes that he cannot divide the coins equally between the ladies. As they didn’t know the total of the revised bill, he decides to put $2 in his own pocket and give each of the ladies $1.
Now that each lady has been given a dollar back, each of the ladies has paid $9. Three times 9 is 27. The waiter has $2 in his pocket. Two plus 27 is $29. The ladies originally handed over $30. Where is the missing dollar?
2007-01-01 07:33:11 · 5 answers · asked by silverblack12345 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Specious argument indeed.
Each lady originally paid $10.00 = $30.00
Receiving back $1.00 each they ended up paying $27.00 total.
Of the total they paid, the restaurant has $25.00
and the waiter has $2.00
$27.00 plus the $3.00 they got refunded = $30.00
2007-01-01 09:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by G-Man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem is with the line, "Now that each lady has been given a dollar back, each of the ladies has paid $9." This is incorrect. Each lady paid about $9.66. They paid toward the $2 he kept in his pocket. There is no missing dollar.
2007-01-01 15:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by Torchbug 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Each of the ladies only think they paid $9.00. Actually they each paid $9.66-ish and the waiter has stolen the two dollars that the change adds up to. It's so clear in my head, I hope you can understand my answer.
2007-01-01 15:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by lisateric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inflation. this is how the dollar decreases in value.
2007-01-01 21:47:55 · answer #4 · answered by ixat02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the waiter has the other dollar...........i think................?
2007-01-01 15:42:25 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Mere ♥ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋