What the?!
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- T-Dawg0
The waiter has the £2 tip, which makes £29
--> this line is wrong
the £2 tip is part of the £27 paid by each man
- mcLeod0
slow day, Jimbo?
- Jimbo820
I know mathematically it all adds up (I did it last night with 30 coins and not one disapeared into thin air)
May question is WHY it doesn't work when it is read this way
- janne760
it is all just about the 2 pound tip, which needs to be divided by 3. that is all.
- T-Dawg0
bill total = 25$
25$ / 3 = 8.33$
tip total
2$ tip / 3 = 0.66$8.33$ + 0.66$ = 8.99$ ~ 9$
each man pays 8.99 (tip included)9*3 = 27$ bill & tip payed
3$ left for pockets
- kelpie0
you're just getting confused because of the way its worded.
they pay 25 for the meal and leave a 2 pounds tip
27
the waiter gives them a pound back each
30
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the sums you're doing are messed up cos you're tricking your own brain not to get it.
- SkyPoo0
Jimbo, Don't worry about it. The liklihood of you being in a party of three, each of whome has a ten pound note, and eating a meal that cost exactly £25 is almost so remote it tickles impossibility in the ribs.
Furthermore if it did happen just tell them to keep the change and the fabric of the universe will remain intact, which is not too bad for a £5 tip.
- TheBlueOne0
This is a job for a David Blaine TV special!
- silentseven0
25 for the bill
2 for the tip
3 in each guys pocket is right.You must have mis counted or your buddy is scamming you.
- = 30
silentseven - so how much does each guy pay if he gets 1 back?Jimbo82
- 9.34silentseven
- = 30
- Jimbo820
Still doesn't make sense
- haha it doesmistermik
- how?!?!?! Tell me!Jimbo82
- forget the 29silentseven
- mistermik0
retards.
- So you jump in at the end after saying nothing and brand everyone retards?! HahaJimbo82
- well it is old and been explained elsewheremistermik
- yeah, retardshallelujah
- thebottlerocket0
Sky poo is right
3*10-5+1+1+1+2 = 30
3*9+2 = 29
- That's not what Sky poo said.Jimbo82
- dont add 2 on the last equation. add 3 because they all took 1 each.October
- What did he say?thebottlerocket
- Jimbo820
Well done October, that was the answer I was looking for.
Just interesting how it doesn't work when it's written that way