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creeper
03-09-2007, 06:28 PM
Okay, math was never my strong suit - but what the fuck is with this problem:

3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30, SO
EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM.
A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO
HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5.
ON THE WAY, THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $5 EVENLY
BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A $1 AND KEPT THE OTHER $2 FOR
HIMSELF.
THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF
$27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29.
WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?

Wtf? Doesn't make sense. What am I missing!?
jf97talon
03-09-2007, 06:35 PM
WTF!!!?!??!!!?!
Kobe
03-09-2007, 06:38 PM
Paid 30
- 5
25 paid
Got $3 back
so

26$
27$
28$

Then the bell boy took 2 dollars

$29
$30

Don't mulitly or it will mess you up
GQBalla
03-09-2007, 06:42 PM
its just how it was worded.

picture this.

3x9 =27 for the
27-2= 25
3+2 = 5
5+25 = 30
tentacles
03-09-2007, 06:42 PM
The bellboy's $2 comes out of the $27 that the 3 guys paid, you can't add it back to $27. The room is only $25 remember.

$25 in the till + $2 for the bellboy +$3 back to the 3 guys = $30.
adidas
03-09-2007, 06:42 PM
Edit: ^^ I got beat to it.
MikeHL
03-09-2007, 06:43 PM
nvm someone beat me too it lol
D_2K
03-09-2007, 06:43 PM
DAMMIT. I just got it, it took me and 2 other accountants, but we did it.. Ill take 5th place
creeper
03-09-2007, 06:45 PM
Fucking multiplication fucking me over.
adidas
03-09-2007, 06:47 PM
Originally posted by D_2K
DAMMIT. I just got it, it took me and 2 other accountants, but we did it.. Ill take 5th place

strong math skill you guys have at that firm.
Kobe
03-09-2007, 06:48 PM
Originally posted by adidas


strong math skill you guys have at that firm.
:rofl: :rofl:

I'm gunna go e-mail this to my Accounting prof, see if he can figure it out..

LOL

The trick in this equation is the 3X9 and how it equals 27...
tentacles
03-09-2007, 06:48 PM
Heh, you can't figure out 3 x 9? :rofl:

The trick here is the very last sentence.


ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29.

...doesn't make any sense. Why would you add it back? The bellboy started out with $0, his $2 came FROM the $27.
Hakkola
03-09-2007, 07:07 PM
LOL, this took me about 2 seconds to figure out, and I suck at math.

Guys pay 30, boy brings back 5, gives 1 dollar back to each of 3 guys = 28$ Keeps 2 for himself = $30 accounted for.


Originally posted by tentacles
Heh, you can't figure out 3 x 9? :rofl:

The trick here is the very last sentence.



...doesn't make any sense. Why would you add it back? The bellboy started out with $0, his $2 came FROM the $27.

Exactly. You should be subtracting from the $27, not adding.
Nissanaddict
03-09-2007, 08:29 PM
Haha yeah. The bellboy didn't pay $2...he took $2.
max_boost
03-09-2007, 10:07 PM
Come on newbs!!! :rofl: :rofl:
LuxCars
03-09-2007, 10:24 PM
your not smarter than a 5th grader
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AzN'SKillZ
03-09-2007, 11:01 PM
Originally posted by creeper

THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM,


ur problem is they didnt pay 9 each for the room

each men paid 8.3...... for the room =25

they each recieved 1 dollor back =3

bellboy kepy 2 =2

= 30
AzN'SKillZ
03-09-2007, 11:07 PM
......
crazydriver
03-09-2007, 11:34 PM
oh, heard this one ages ago.. maybe i should send it to my boss and see what type of accountants we have in our department
HRD2PLZ
03-10-2007, 12:17 AM
:rofl: someone just told me this on Tuesday, he thought he was really stumping me... I just looked at him and explained it all back to him. He was sitting there thinking that there was $1 "magically" unaccounted for... :thumbsdow