brain ache?

May 2021 4 42 Report

brain ache?

3 people have a meal in pub it comes to £30 the waiter takes £10 off each person, takes it to the till and realises he has charged them £5 to much so he takes £5 out the till to give them back and thinks i will make abit myself keeps £2 and gives them back a £1 each so they have only paid £9 each, 3x9=27 plus the £2 the waiter kept = £29 where's the other £1 gone

Science & Mathematics / Mathematics

michaell

Verified answer

i believe this is called misdirection.

each person has spent £9:

3 * £9 = £27 spent

£25 went for the bill

£2 went to the waiter

£25 + £2 = £27

the original amount tendered was £30. from this amount, £27 was spent on the bill and the waiter while £3 was returned.

anonymous

( i can't get the little sign so i'll use $ )

Each man has $1, the waiter has $2 and the till has $25

Therefore 3* $1+$2 +$25 = $30

Every dollar has been accounted for =)

Pawan

u have mistaken in the last part, it should be 3*9=27 & then u should add the money returned to the persons who had the meals ie 3 bugs.thus it makes up the total of 30

NOTE:waiter's tip is added in the amount 27(25+2)