One day 3 friends go to market to buy shoes, they entered a shoe show room (that time only 1 staff was there)
They ask to staff for a shoe
boys: How much for this?
staff: Rs. 60/=
(they decide to take that shoe and contribute Rs. 20/= each and went out of the shop)
After a while shop keeper came and asked his staff...
S.Keeper: Any Sale?
staff: Yes! of Rs. 60/=
S. Keeper: for what
staff: for that corner shoe.
S.Keeper: Oh! No! that was only for Rs. 50/= take this 10 rupee and return them.
(staff take the money and goes from shop)
(after a while staff thinks they are 3 and I have Rs. 10/= they don't know the actual price of shoe, I will take Rs. 4/= and return them Rs. 6/=)
(after few minutes that staff guy meet the boys and told them the price of shoe was Rs. 54/= and he came for returning Rs. 6/=, boys were happy and they ditributed Rs. 2/= among eachother)
(Now there shoe cost is Rs. 18/= each)
Now Add
18 + 18 + 18 = Rs. 54.00
add also Rs. 4.00 (with the staff guy)
total rupees is now 58/= (actual rs. was 60/= now tell me where is Rs. 2/=)
2007-05-08 23:01:42 · 16 answers · asked by Kelrec 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
you have to answer these questions coolly...................
the shopkeeper returned them equal money of Rs.2/- each,correct..................
but the Rs.50/- they paid was not equally shared by them ,remember?????????(it was Rs.60/- that was equally shared,not Rs.50/-
i.e.,of the 50,2 contributed Rs.16/- each and the other RS.17/-
then each were given extra 2 rupees,so that amounted to Rs.56 and the shopkeeper had Rs.4/-..................
That makes it Rs.60,right?????????????
next time you think on a problem,check out the situation clearly and then solve,gud luck.....................
2007-05-08 23:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by jacky66 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Their original contribution of 20 each got divided into the following: 50 rupees with the shop owner, 4 rupees with the assistant and 6 rupees back with the boys. The addition and subtraction should be done on the right side.
20 + 20 + 20 = 60 = 50 + 10 = 50 + 4 + 6 and 20 + 20 + 20 - 6 = 54
18 + 18 + 18 = 54 = 50 + 4
2007-05-09 06:38:32 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New twist on an old riddle. It seems there is a missing 2 rs. You don't add the 4 to the 54 to try to get 60. You subtract 4 from the 54 to get 50, the correct amount for the shoes. Just a matter of putting a number in the wrong column, a mistake made more likely by the way the riddle is constructed. It seems like a mystery, but isn't.
2007-05-16 20:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by Brant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rs 54 already includes the money that the staff has stolen!
bcoz the boys are told the shoes are worth rs 54, so you cant add the 4 rupees that the staff has again to that 54.
To that 54, you gotta add the rupees 6 that the boys got back, so 54 + 6 its 60!!!
this is a trick question to confuse people ;) good stuff !!!
2007-05-09 12:32:47 · answer #4 · answered by x 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is an error in logic here.
The store received Rs 60 but gave a Rs 10 refund, so it received Rs 50 net.
The boys paid Rs 60 but got a refund of Rs 6 so they paid Rs 54 but they should have got a further refund of Rs 4 so their net purchase should be Rs 50 too.
Your apparent paradox arose because you ADDED Rs 54 to Rs 4 to give a meaningless total of Rs 58 whereas you should have deducted Rs 4 from Rs 54 to give you the net purchase amt of Rs 50. This way, there's no missing Rs 2
2007-05-09 08:39:32 · answer #5 · answered by Sandy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rs. 54.00 *includes* the Rs 4.00 that the sales guy stole.
You told this all wrong.
3 guys want to buy a TV for $55.
They each pay $20.
The storekeeper gives them $5 change.
They each get $1 and there is $2 left over.
So, if they each have paid $19 and 3*$19 = $57, and there is only $2 left over, where did $1 disappear to?
2007-05-09 06:11:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hey 54 rs also includes the extra 2rs .. the staff returns the rs 6 to those 3 guys.. so he has dat extra 4 rs + rs 50 which makes it only 54rs nt 58rs as u claim...
2007-05-17 02:22:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shoes cost 50 rupees
staff takes 4 rupees
boys have 6 rupees
50 + 4 + 6 = 60 rupees!!!
No rupees missing, but if you see any rupees in the street then please give it to the poor :-)
2007-05-16 18:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by bali911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's inflation for you! Money just disappears!
:)
Seriously though: The money didn't go anywhere, it still adds up correctly (60). The story is just adding and subtracting the wrong way. That is why it is important to follow the rules of mathematics.
2007-05-09 06:11:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the fact is that they contributed 20/- for 60/-. here you are calculating with 50 in the mind..
wrong
2007-05-17 04:36:20 · answer #10 · answered by Charu Chandra Goel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋