Monday, June 11, 2007
Missing £1
Three people check into a hotel. They pay £30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is £25 and gives £5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that £5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets £2 and gives £1 to each person. Now each person paid £10 and got back £1. So they paid £9 each, totalling £27. The bellboy has £2, totalling £29. Where is the missing £1?
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2 comments:
A common mathematical dillusion.The 2pounds taken by the bell boy is part of the L27 cost of the 3 guests.It should be deducted from the L27 spent to get the hotels realisation :-)
Sushil
I knew you would have the answer there..it runs in the family since childhood :)
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