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Originally Posted by Jditta
BAM! Now where's my money?
and kiss my feet, since i won.06F150STX its okay that you spent my money, but send some brews my way
Originally Posted by mSaLL150
Nice try big guy! You did point out to add two for the driver, BUT i said the final total correctly. So you might as well and kiss my feet, since i won.
06F150STX its okay that you spent my money, but send some brews my way
and kiss my feet, since i won.06F150STX its okay that you spent my money, but send some brews my way
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All right, try this one...
Three friends check into a hotel for the night. The desk clerk tells them the bill is $30, payable in advance.
They each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room.
A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the men by $5.
He asks the bellboy to return $5 to the friends.
The bellboy sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends and pocketing the leftover $2.
Now, that each of the three has got a dollar back, they each have paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night.
We know the bellboy pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent.
Where did the other dollar go?
Try wrapping your noodle around that!
They each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room.
A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the men by $5.
He asks the bellboy to return $5 to the friends.
The bellboy sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends and pocketing the leftover $2.
Now, that each of the three has got a dollar back, they each have paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night.
We know the bellboy pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent.
Where did the other dollar go?
Try wrapping your noodle around that!
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Originally Posted by 06F150STX
there are 7 girls going to school. each girl has 7 backpacks. in each pack, is 7 big cats. with each big cat there are 7 kittins. how many legs are on the bus?
Originally Posted by Shinesintx
Not enough info. you said the girls are going to school, not riding the bus. How many cats and people on the bus? As of now I would say ZERO
Originally Posted by TxRanger87
Three friends check into a hotel for the night. The desk clerk tells them the bill is $30, payable in advance.
They each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room.
A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the men by $5.
He asks the bellboy to return $5 to the friends.
The bellboy sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends and pocketing the leftover $2.
Now, that each of the three has got a dollar back, they each have paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night.
We know the bellboy pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent.
Where did the other dollar go?
Try wrapping your noodle around that!
They each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room.
A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the men by $5.
He asks the bellboy to return $5 to the friends.
The bellboy sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends and pocketing the leftover $2.
Now, that each of the three has got a dollar back, they each have paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night.
We know the bellboy pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent.
Where did the other dollar go?
Try wrapping your noodle around that!
Last edited by 06F150STX; Jan 25, 2008 at 09:03 AM.
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The originator of this thread did not post the question right.
It should be:
There are 7 girls on a bus
Each girl has 7 backpacks
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
For every big cat there are 7 little cats
Question: How many legs are there in the bus?
This is a REAL math problem so don't say that a bus has no legs. Paws are also considered legs. Do not include the driver.
The answer is 10990.
It should be:
There are 7 girls on a bus
Each girl has 7 backpacks
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
For every big cat there are 7 little cats
Question: How many legs are there in the bus?
This is a REAL math problem so don't say that a bus has no legs. Paws are also considered legs. Do not include the driver.
The answer is 10990.
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From: Cypress, TX
Originally Posted by TxRanger87
Three friends check into a hotel for the night. The desk clerk tells them the bill is $30, payable in advance.
They each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room.
A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the men by $5.
He asks the bellboy to return $5 to the friends.
The bellboy sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends and pocketing the leftover $2.
Now, that each of the three has got a dollar back, they each have paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night.
We know the bellboy pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent.
Where did the other dollar go?
Try wrapping your noodle around that!
They each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room.
A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the men by $5.
He asks the bellboy to return $5 to the friends.
The bellboy sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends and pocketing the leftover $2.
Now, that each of the three has got a dollar back, they each have paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night.
We know the bellboy pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent.
Where did the other dollar go?
Try wrapping your noodle around that!
Originally Posted by BlueFlareside
The originator of this thread did not post the question right.
It should be:
There are 7 girls on a bus
Each girl has 7 backpacks
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
For every big cat there are 7 little cats
Question: How many legs are there in the bus?
This is a REAL math problem so don't say that a bus has no legs. Paws are also considered legs. Do not include the driver.
The answer is 10990.
It should be:
There are 7 girls on a bus
Each girl has 7 backpacks
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
For every big cat there are 7 little cats
Question: How many legs are there in the bus?
This is a REAL math problem so don't say that a bus has no legs. Paws are also considered legs. Do not include the driver.
The answer is 10990.
