Something to keep your mind active....
Three friends went for a meal in a restaurant. The bill came to £75, so they each contributed £25 and paid the money to the waiter.
The three friends were regular customers at the restaurant, so the owner decided to give them a discount of £5 & asked the waiter to return the £5 to them.
He was confused as to how to distribute £5 amongst 3 people so he kept £2 in his pocket & returned £1 to each of the 3 people.
So, each person had contributed £25 to the bill, but since each of them has now been given £1 back, their contribution has been reduced to £24 each.
They each contributed £24. 24x3=72, so the total they paid now comes to £72. Add on the £2 that is in the waiter's pocket, and the total comes to £74....but they initially paid £75, didn't they?
Where did the remaining pound go??
2 comments:
Is there an answer?
Wild guess.. 24X3=72 correct and by adding 2 from the waiter's pocket to the 72 sum is wrong. Cos we are looking at the 3 customers value therefore, should be adding whatever left in the 3 customers pockets. That is 1 paun from each of their pockets.
What is the answer???
Hey lsg, your wild guess is quite right. 24x3=72 (which is the cost of the meal [70] plus what the waiter pocketed [2]).
So, the logic at the end where you add the 2 to the 72 to derive 74, is not right. Hence, the comparison to 75 (and query on the missing 1) is illogical.
And of course, you can look at it in terms of inflows and outflows, and you will still get the same answer! :P
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