stupid math riddle... - Page 2

Lestat · #11 04-10-2007, 03:15 AM

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Lestat · #12 04-10-2007, 03:27 AM

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but they originally paid $30, the clerk was given $5 to give back to them, he pocketed $2 and gave each of the 3 guests $1 dollar back, meaning they each paid $9, 9x3 is 27, plus the $2 the clerk pocketed does not make $30, so from the original $30 what happened to the last dollar?

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I'll bet that extra dollar is in the same place as my missing finger! I ony see 10, but I know there are really 11. Starting with my left hand... ten, nine, eight, seven, SIX... Oh, and plus the five on my right hand . 6 +5 =11. Where's my missing finger?!

Fedorfan · #13 04-10-2007, 04:37 AM

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Any chance you're looking to buy some prime desert real estate? Let me know... I've got a REALLY good deal for ya!

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ouch!! out classed for sure.

Yea i understand that it makes complete sense the other way. The point is why is doesn't work when you look at it from the original $30 and people say well the guests paid $27 of the original $30 and the clerk pocketed $2 of the original $30, but i see that it's just deceptive in how it makes you think about it but obv it's really just as simple as it seems.

oe39 · #14 04-10-2007, 05:44 AM

this one doesn't really work when you see it written... i think it confuses some people initially when they hear it

Double Down · #15 04-10-2007, 07:54 AM

Here's the answer:
You say that when the guests receive the $3 back, they've now paid $9 each. That means that the 3 guests have paid $27.
This $27 is made up of the $2 that the clerk kept plus the $25 the hotel has.

You were combining the wrong amounts. It's not $27+$2
It's $25+$2 and then the $3 that they have makes the $30.

MusashiStyle · #16 04-10-2007, 11:10 AM

"where did the other dollar go?"

the clerk recieves $30 dollars from them and then takes $3 out to give back to them, and then takes $2 for himself. which leaves $25 dollars in the cashier. $25 +$3+$2 = $30

U sir, are a [i censor myself].

Prodigy54321 · #17 04-10-2007, 11:47 AM

why is everyone hating on the OP?..this is one of the most popular riddles I've ever heard..the answer is simply not obvious to most people.

MusashiStyle · #18 04-10-2007, 12:06 PM

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why is everyone hating on the OP?..this is one of the most popular riddles I've ever heard..the answer is simply not obvious to most people.

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because the riddle is dumb. It just asks an irrelavent question which is setup to confuse u and has no real interesting ideas in it. it's just a word trick, and it sucks.

Lestat · #19 04-10-2007, 12:37 PM

You're just being fooled into doing the wrong equation. It's NOT (9 X 3) + 2 = 29. It's 25 + 3 + 2 = 30.

Again, it's very similiar to counting your fingers like 10,9,8,7,6 on one hand and then adding plus 5 from the other to get 11. That's not the way you count.

Fedorfan · #20 04-10-2007, 03:50 PM

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why is everyone hating on the OP?..this is one of the most popular riddles I've ever heard..the answer is simply not obvious to most people.

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because the riddle is dumb. It just asks an irrelavent question which is setup to confuse u and has no real interesting ideas in it. it's just a word trick, and it sucks.

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umm... read the title of my post