3 fellas go into an electric shop to buy a TV
On entering they see exactly what they're looking for, and it's cheap, £30!
They all chip in £10 each and pay the man at the cash register.
Just as they're exiting the man behind the register comes shouting after them "Hi, I just remembered that television has been discounted and it's only £25..".
The fellas are pleased about the discount and the guy hands them £1 each. In return they say "Sure just you keep the £2 yourself, cheers!"
When you add that up
£30
-£1
-£1
-£1
-£2
Means the fellas all paid £9 each + the £2 they gave to the shop assistant.
Add that up 3 * £9 = £27 + £2 = £29
Where did the other £1 go??
2007-08-12 10:43:55 · 8 answers · asked by NiceFella 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
The 'fellas' each paid £9, which means they paid a total of £27. That's £25 for the television and £2 tip for the shop assistant.
3*£9 = £27 + £3 change = £30
Even I, a mathematics graduate, was confused by this question when it was first posed to my vocally (though I was in Primary School at the time). But when it's written down you can easily tell that the £27+£2 part is nonsense, designed to confuse you.
2007-08-12 10:57:07 · answer #1 · answered by polynomialpal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
£25 for the TV £2 for the shop assistant guy adn £1 for each of the 3 guys
£25 + £2 + £3 = £30 there is no missing £1
2007-08-12 11:12:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's 27 for the TV, 1 in each pocket of the purchasers (3): 27+3=30. If the clerk kept it instead of putting it in the till, its 25 in the till, 2 in the clerk's pocket, one in each of the purchasers pockets.
2007-08-12 10:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no missing 1 POUND, the basically pooled there resources and came up with a better bargain.
You could think of it is this way. if each was to give 1.3333333333 infinatiy tip, It would not be as cheap as pooling the money for the 2 pound tip....
(there is no lost money but a savings. of .00333333333infinaty)
2007-08-12 12:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by southernboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a glitch in the mathematical system...it's one of the 3 that einstein found
2007-08-12 11:03:17 · answer #5 · answered by ashley j 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The other dollar went into one the guys pocket.
2007-08-12 11:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by ~ Jay ~ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No where it's still there, you cannot multiply and add it's against the laws of mathematics okay.!!!
Ha ha ha.!!!
2007-08-12 13:51:49 · answer #7 · answered by JAM123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my pocket
i have made millions on this scam
2007-08-12 10:54:09 · answer #8 · answered by itsa o 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋