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This will Mess With Your Head.
3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL.
THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30,
SO EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO ...
- 07-15-2008 #1Linux User
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Can anyone figure this out?
This will Mess With Your Head.
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?
- 07-15-2008 #2Trusted Penguin
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10 + 10 + 10 = 30 - 5 = 25 + 3 = 28 + 2 = 30
It's there, you just have to ignore the classic redirection in the math.If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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- 07-15-2008 #3Linux User
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Sooooooo simple
Thanks Elija
- 07-15-2008 #4Trusted Penguin
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Man, has this one been around a long time! It was presented to me when
I was a freshman in high school and I'm about to turn 51!
- 07-15-2008 #5Linux User
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There is always first time !!!!
- 07-17-2008 #6Linux Newbie
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I could swear I've seen this before on this forum....
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