three students book into a hotel for the night,they get a three bedded room and the owner charges them £30 and they all pay £10 each.after they have gone to thier room the owner realises that he has overcharged them,the room should have only been £25,so he gives the porter 5 pound coins and sends him to the students room to reimburse them.the porter explains they have been overcharged and gives them the money.cos £5 is a bit awkward to split up 3 ways they each have £1 and give the porter a £2 tip.now the students have each got £1 back, that works out they paid £9 each making £27,with the £2 tip for the porter that makes £29..the question is...where did the other £1 go to make the £30.......hope that makes sense.
2007-01-23 05:37:03 · 12 answers · asked by gasman 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
....i read this problem in a hilarious bookby dave armitage called Born to be mild.
2007-01-23 06:58:08 · update #1
There is no other 1, they each got 1 back from 10. since they had paid 30, they have now paid 27 which is the 25 plus 2.
2007-01-23 05:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by ; - } 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
10 pounds paid from 3 people equals 30 pounds
30 pounds minus the 5 pounds equals 25 pounds
so the amount paid was 25 pounds
Each of the three people got 1 pound back
Plus the porter has 2 pounds for a tip.
So 25 pounds paid for the room, 3 pounds returned to the students, plus the 2 pounds for the porter equals 30 pounds
25 + 3 + 2 = 30
2007-01-23 05:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They each pay 10 pounds, so they have spent 30 pounds in total. The butler comes along and gives 5 pounds back, so minus 5 = 25 pounds they have spent in total. They decide to give back 2 pounds, so they have spent 27 pounds in total now(25+2). since they each have 3 pounds, add them on and you have the 30 pounds from the beginning.
2007-01-23 05:49:34 · answer #3 · answered by Carrie D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the three paid £25 which when split is £8.33333. The porter kept £2 tip and the three had £1 back?? lol you're giving me a sore head!
2007-01-23 05:48:21 · answer #4 · answered by good_girl 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its just an illusion of the mind.the dollar doesnt go anywhere.they started with 30 and there is 30 left .4 divides differently tnen 3 .so they each would have got back 1 plus change if just the 3 had kept it.that change equals 2 which they gave to the porter instead of making change.
2007-01-23 05:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by captain spaulding 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the other pound is made up by the students share of the tip.they actually paid £9 plus one third of £2 each=£30
2007-01-23 05:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by bananaboot 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no u read it wrong..
they paid 30..got 5 back
theirfore they only really paid 25
they each get one euro back..which equals 3 euro
and then a 2 euro tip
add it all up..
25 + 3 + 2= 30!!!!
SEE..simple!!!..
2007-01-23 06:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They each paid £9.33. £25 divided by 3 =£8,33 plus £1 given back.It depends how you look at the question,but the maths does not lie.
2007-01-23 05:45:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
please dont confuse me, its already been a hard day and i cant think. lol i honestly cant be bothered to work it out, hopefully someone else does and i,ll look at there answer lol x
no wait i get it, 3x9=27 oh **** no i dont get it but its really winding me up now! u bastard lol
am sooooooooooo pissed off now please someone explain this slowly! lol
2007-01-23 05:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by angel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now I would have to say Kyle is right, lol.
2007-01-23 05:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by Queenapache 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋