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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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ok here we go and remember this has nothing to do with nitrous.

You and 2 freinds when to a nitrous race and are headed home, and desie to stop for the night at a hotel. we will call it the nitrous inn... haha
it cost 30.00 for the night, so you and each of your buds kick in 10.00.

Go the room the nitrous presidental suite. And the counter guy remembers is only 25.00 for the night so he gives the bell hop 5.00 to take back to you and your buddys...

On the way the bell hop is thinking 5.00 3 people this is not going to work, so he keeps 2.00 for himself ( after all you forgot to tip him ) and gives yall each 1.00.

So now yall have paid 9.00 each.

So lets recap yall paid 9.00 ea 9.00x 3 = 27.00
Bell hop kept 2.00 = 2.00

total of 29.00

hmmmm didn't we start with 30.00 what happened to the other dollar...


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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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Ok I have looked and Im not seeing where the switch is..
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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pretty clever joke.....its an illusion, there extra dollar is still there. The joke is set up for you to think that one dollar randomly got lost.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by NXRICKY

So lets recap yall paid 9.00 ea 9.00x 3 = 27.00
Bell hop kept 2.00 = 2.00

total of 29.00

hmmmm didn't we start with 30.00 what happened to the other dollar...
Just because each person is $9 to the negative for the room doesn't mean that they paid $9. That's wrong. They paid $10 each for the room. Then they were each given $1 out of $5 that was not originally part of the deal, so does not figure into the math for the room charge.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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so far all are correct, but made you think.. lol
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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I'll just take your word for it
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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1 buck * 3 returned...$3
bell hop kept $2...
Room charge 25$

Wheres the problem?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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when the fuel puddled and blew off my intake, i used the extra dollar to make change and call a tow truck.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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The room cost each $8.33, then they were reimburst $1.00 each for a total of
$27.99, then add the bell hops $2.00 and wolola and you have $29.99 or $30.00. The missing penny is actually diveded between each room cost or $8 and 1/3rd of a dollar for each guy. Makes sense to me.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:39 PM
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So we figured out where the dollar went, but how about the missing penny?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:53 PM
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So we figured out where the dollar went, but how about the missing penny?
One guy got burned and had to fork out $8.34 when his buddys only had to pay $8.33.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert56
The room cost each $8.33, then they were reimburst $1.00 each for a total of
$27.99, then add the bell hops $2.00 and wolola and you have $29.99 or $30.00. The missing penny is actually diveded between each room cost or $8 and 1/3rd of a dollar for each guy. Makes sense to me.
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Where the joke is totally throwing you guys is counting the three dollars "back".... which is actually a negative 1 dollar each

Each paid 10 dollars then got 1 dollar each back for a total of 27 dollars. Bell hop kept $2 and the room was $25....

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The funny thing is I will not stay in a 30.00 hotel especially with 2 of my friends.. LOL
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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i didnt go to college so i wouldnt have to think on **** like this..

$30.00 for a room huh??? wonder if this place is along the 2006 power tour route.. that'll come in handy.


nice word problem/riddle/joke or whatever ya wanna ccall it...
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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I know where the $1 went!!!

Quarters for the vibrating bed!
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Originally Posted by NXRICKY
ok here we go and remember this has nothing to do with nitrous.

You and 2 freinds when to a nitrous race and are headed home, and desie to stop for the night at a hotel. we will call it the nitrous inn... haha
it cost 30.00 for the night, so you and each of your buds kick in 10.00.

Go the room the nitrous presidental suite. And the counter guy remembers is only 25.00 for the night so he gives the bell hop 5.00 to take back to you and your buddys...

On the way the bell hop is thinking 5.00 3 people this is not going to work, so he keeps 2.00 for himself ( after all you forgot to tip him ) and gives yall each 1.00.

So now yall have paid 9.00 each.

So lets recap yall paid 9.00 ea 9.00x 3 = 27.00
Bell hop kept 2.00 = 2.00

total of 29.00

hmmmm didn't we start with 30.00 what happened to the other dollar...


Ricky
Ricky this is simple.

What you you trying to do is mathmatitly impossible! You can't divide a amount then subtract a number then multiple a number by the same and expect the same number to come up. This is a old bar joke but very clever. If I have to explain let me know.
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Old Dec 7, 2005 | 01:16 AM
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Here is my reasoning.

3 people paid $10 each.
Room was actually $25.
Bell hop gave you back $3 total
Bellhop kept $2.

So every bud ended up paying $9, which accounted for the $25 room and the bellhops $2 tip.
9*3=25+2=27

The $30 is no longer valid after the bellhop gave the $3 back. The total price would be $27, which is then the price of the room + tip.

Simple =)

Good word problem though!
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Old Dec 7, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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The problem is the multiplication if you just add every thing up its fine every one didnt pay 27 for the room they paid 25 got 3 back and tiped the bell hop 2, 25+3+2= 30. But i would have let him keep all five i mean a 30 dollar a night hotel me cant be making much money.
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Old Dec 7, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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I remember that stuff from back in middle school...

Anyone here do Su Do Ku?
What about the SEND + MORE = MONEY problem?
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Old Dec 7, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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What the #$$%#%# Get back to work It's only 23* outside.
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