Where is the other £1?

Question

Best Friends Tim, Bob and Dave. Each contribute £5 a total of £15 therefore each share is 5

They purchase a TV for £15

After they all leave the shop. The shop keeper tells his cashier there has been a mistake and the cost was only £10. Take these £5 coins and give it to Tim, Bob and Dave.

The cashier keeps 2 and hands back £1 to Tim, £1 to Bob, and £1 to Dave.

Tim has now paid a total of £4, as so Bob and Dave.

If 3 x 4 = 12 and the cashier has £2. 12+2 = 14

Where is the other £1?

Answer 1

Not this again - There is no other pound

Answer 2

Well, there won't be a £1 because:

> The TV was supposedly £10 only.
> But the cashier returned only £3 to the boys, and kept the other £2.
> Yes, they paid £10 for the TV and £2 to the cashier.

So, that's already the total amount they spent, the mathematical equation "12+2=14" is just a trick. You don't have to add the £2 to the total amount because it's already included. What you have to add to get the £15 is the £3 the three boys had.

Answer 3

lol there is no money lost,in the question u deliberately confuse the reader.
£10 ends up in the till,
the cashier keeps £2
and Tim Bob and Dave each have £1
10+2+(3*1)=15

Answer 4

they pay 5 pound each = 15

so the cashier has 15

the cashier puts 10 in the till

he gives each person 1 back = 3 and keeps 2 for himself

10 + 3 + 2 = 15

Answer 5

There's no "other £1"

The three have paid £4 each - £12

£10 in the till
£2 in the thieving little salesman's pocket

Answer 6

£1.67 £1.66 £1.66 total £5 cashier must have the missing £2

Answer 7

Robbing cashier has it!

Answer 8

tele = £10
cashier =£2
boys £3
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£15

Answer 9

I think I like this one better when it's in rupees or bhat ☺

Doug

Answer 10

Down the sofa!!