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The missing pound!!

Post by MindyMcfly » 14 Aug 2008 09:43

Three diners on finishing their meal are presented with a bill for £30, which they agree to split between them. They each gave the waiter £10, not knowing that the waiter had rechecked the bill and found that it was only £25. The waiter realised that the £5 change would not divide equally between the three men, and they were unaware of the mistake, so he returned to the table, apologised, and gave each diner £1, keeping the other £2 for himself.
The diners have all paid £9 each for their meal - totalling £27.
The waiter has kept £2 in his pocket - totalling £29.
If the men originally paid £30, where has the missing pound gone?
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Re: The missing pound!!

Post by Ltuan » 14 Aug 2008 10:08

Heehee... Play on words...
Spoiler:
You added the waiter twice ;-P
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Re: The missing pound!!

Post by Verna » 14 Aug 2008 10:21

They originnaly paid 10£ each, which is 30.
5£ is returned, 3 to each men, 2 to the waiter.
Each have now paid 9£, total of 27£ where 2£ goes to tip.

You have mixed the price, you claim it still is 30 but it is 25. So instead of adding 27+2!=30 you should substract 27-2==25.

I don't see the problem really??
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Re: The missing pound!!

Post by Gyon » 14 Aug 2008 10:43

A bit off topic....but gives something to read



Men Are Just Happier People?

NICKNAMES
If Laura, Emma and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura,
Emma and Sarah.
If Mark, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other
as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mark, Dave and John will each throw in £20, even
though it's only for £32.50.
None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they
want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

MONEY
A man will pay £2 for a £1 item he needs.
A woman will pay £1 for a £2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.

BATHROOMS
A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving
cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from M&S.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337.
A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.

ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

CATS
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.

FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the bins,
answer the phone, read a book, and get the post.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

NATURAL
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children.
She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favourite
foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes.
There's no use in two people remembering the same thing.

SO, Send this to the women who can handle it and to the men who will enjoy
reading it.
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Re: The missing pound!!

Post by Verna » 14 Aug 2008 10:50

Gyon wrote:...
lol, so true...
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