Where did the last pound go?

Question

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 maths, 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?

Oh well I'm not perfect

Answer 1

£2 for the waitress
£25 in the register
£3 for the patrons
count the cash 2+25+3= 30

Answer 2

The £2 which the waitress kept brings the money down to £25 not up to £29

Answer 3

They got back £3,which means she had £2 so they paid total of £28

Answer 4

hasnt this been asked like 5 times in the last 27 seconds (poetic licence)

Answer 5

Fourth time this has been posted in two days. Second time tonight. There may be more, that is just what I have seen so far.

Answer 6

I've heard it before, but with money not pounds. The pound (dollar) is still there.

Answer 7

still in the till wish i had a pound for everytime i heard this

Answer 8

take a look @ one of my old questions it's exactly the same one

Answer 9

you haven't worked it out properly

Answer 10

Old.!!!