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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 12:29am |
 Coolness: 340590 | but they didn't pay $9! :P |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 1:05am |
 Coolness: 686515 | No, they payed 10 and were given a dollar back. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Miller replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 1:15am |
 Coolness: 58115 | if on a clock, both the little and big hands are between the 1 and the 2....... what time is it? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 1:32am |
| Coolness: 686515 | 12 noon or midnight, depending on the time of day. ;) |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 6:34am |
 Coolness: 93190 | they actually did pay 9$!
you subtracted 2 from 30 to calculate what they paid, but they actually paid 30$ to begin with and then received 3 back, so it should be 30-3 because the 2$ the bellhop took was already paid by the customers. understand? They paid 25+2, not 25+3 because 3 is what they got back, the bellhop kept the 2$. 30-3=27/3= 9$ You made the same mistake they made in the riddle to confuse you: So they PAID 27$ (25+2), and if you add what they didnt pay (3$) you do actually get 30. the extra dollar is because they added the 2$ the bellhop kept to 27 (making29), BUT they should have actually added the 3 they got back to the 27 to make 30. So the answer to the riddle is that there was never a missing dollar but rather a confusing miscalculation. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 6:36am |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 9:39am |
 Coolness: 510485 | Originally posted by MOONDANCER...
they actually did pay 9$! you subtracted 2 from 30 to calculate what they paid, but they actually paid 30$ to begin with and then received 3 back, so it should be 30-3 because the 2$ the bellhop took was already paid by the customers. understand? They paid 25+2, not 25+3 because 3 is what they got back, the bellhop kept the 2$. 30-3=27/3= 9$ You made the same mistake they made in the riddle to confuse you: So they PAID 27$ (25+2), and if you add what they didnt pay (3$) you do actually get 30. the extra dollar is because they added the 2$ the bellhop kept to 27 (making29), BUT they should have actually added the 3 they got back to the 27 to make 30. So the answer to the riddle is that there was never a missing dollar but rather a confusing miscalculation. Yes! Although I guess the acceptable answer is the math just doesn't work. It sounds like it does the first time though and that's why it is confusing. You got it figured out though, and I think neoform understood too. It's just hard to explain. Try this one! Why does a mirror reverse left and right, but not up and down? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 9:50am |
| Coolness: 340590 | it doesn't reverse left and right, the person looking at it does. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» earthyspirit replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 8:02pm |
 Coolness: 230600 | lol riiiight. While standing in front o mirrors my body inverts itself all the tiiiime. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 8:38pm |
 Coolness: 69900 | Originally posted by ALIEN ZED...
Three men checked into a hotel room for which they paid $30. The next day, the manager realized that the men had been overcharged. She gave the bellhop $5 to return to the three men. On the way to their room the bellhop decided to keep $2 for himself, and give each of the three men one dollar. The three men had now paid $9 each, or a total of $27. This plus the $2 the bellhop kept makes a total of $29. What happened to the other dollar? they really don't pay 9$ each... seeing as they paid 10$ each 30$ get 5$ back therefore: 30$-5$=25$ so they paid 25$/3=8.3333$ each... give them each a dollar back and they all pai 9.33333$ leaving 0.66$ from each of them and 3*0.66666$= 2$ thereby covering all 30 of the dollars the math doesnt work... i got that in grade school and i ravaged my teacher for telling it... he was trying to convince me (fool me) but i wouldnt fall for it... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 8:38pm |
| Coolness: 69900 | Originally posted by DJNEOFORM...
What starts with "e" ends with "e" and contains only one letter? ("eye" is not the answer) envelope |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 8:41pm |
| Coolness: 510485 | Originally posted by DJNEOFORM...
What starts with "e" ends with "e" and contains only one letter? ("eye" is not the answer) E, short for... E |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 8:50pm |
| Coolness: 340590 | envelope.
(has one letter inbetween) har har har. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Tue May 24, 2005 @ 9:34pm |
| Coolness: 510485 | oh. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Wed May 25, 2005 @ 4:33am |
| Coolness: 93190 | Originally posted by DINOSAUR...
Originally posted by Alien ZeD...
Three men checked into a hotel room for which they paid $30. The next day, the manager realized that the men had been overcharged. She gave the bellhop $5 to return to the three men. On the way to their room the bellhop decided to keep $2 for himself, and give each of the three men one dollar. The three men had now paid $9 each, or a total of $27. This plus the $2 the bellhop kept makes a total of $29. What happened to the other dollar? they really don't pay 9$ each... seeing as they paid 10$ each 30$ get 5$ back therefore: 30$-5$=25$ so they paid 25$/3=8.3333$ each... give them each a dollar back and they all pai 9.33333$ leaving 0.66$ from each of them and 3*0.66666$= 2$ thereby covering all 30 of the dollars the math doesnt work... i got that in grade school and i ravaged my teacher for telling it... he was trying to convince me (fool me) but i wouldnt fall for it... no you're confused, they did pay 9$ they didnt get 5$ back, they got 3$ back |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Wed May 25, 2005 @ 11:20am |
| Coolness: 510485 | what is THAT? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Wed May 25, 2005 @ 12:02pm |
| Coolness: 686515 | Three Wise Men. Duhh. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Wed May 25, 2005 @ 12:41pm |
| Coolness: 510485 | Good job. YOur turn! :D |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cactain_steef replied on Wed May 25, 2005 @ 1:03pm |
 Coolness: 155600 | men are like the numbnuts they are portrayed as on the tele. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Wed May 25, 2005 @ 1:14pm |
| Coolness: 510485 | What is the next number in the series:
4, 9, 61, 52, 63, 94, 46, 18 |
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