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09-18-2011, 01:54 PM
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Location: Ohio
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I sure hope those that see $35 anywhere in this one do not handle money in any way.
I explained the "problem" in my first post, this is first grade math.
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09-18-2011, 03:00 PM
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What a HOOT!!!!
Great thread!!! Haven't laughed like this in quite some time. And the Abbott and Costello clip was the icing on the cake!!!!
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09-18-2011, 04:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Keegan
The answer was provided & discussed. Did you miss it?
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Yes, I must have missed it. I'll go back and look for Jim's post with the answer.. |
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09-19-2011, 07:57 AM
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Location: San Diego California
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You guys are too sharp! I just realized this thread would have been much more fun if I had posted it in the Politics forum! Can you imagine the answers if you added political goverment budget logic to the riddle.
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09-19-2011, 08:12 AM
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Location: Ohio
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oops wrong thread
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09-19-2011, 08:12 AM
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Location: Malaysia
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If the bellboy is a wannabe politician, he would keep all the money, and tell the manager that he has lost track of it.  |
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09-19-2011, 09:21 AM
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Location: Victoria TX
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The defect in the OP is that it asks "Where is the missing dollar", when in fact there is no missing dollar.
The misstated line is the one where it adds the bellboy's $2 to the $27 that the men paid for the room (they paid only $25 for the room). The men are out of pocket $27, which includes the $2 that the bellboy kept. Plus the $25 paid to the manager. 25+2=27.
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09-19-2011, 10:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jtur88
The defect in the OP is that it asks "Where is the missing dollar", when in fact there is no missing dollar.
The misstated line is the one where it adds the bellboy's $2 to the $27 that the men paid for the room (they paid only $25 for the room). The men are out of pocket $27, which includes the $2 that the bellboy kept. Plus the $25 paid to the manager. 25+2=27.
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And don't forget, if you subtract 5 from 30 you now have 35. |
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