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mynm156
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Three guys get a hotel room for the night. The night manager charges them $30. So each man pitches in $10 and then got to their room. Soon afterwards the night manager relizes that he over charged them by $5. He gives 5 dollars to the bellman to return to the men. On the way the bellman thinks how are three guys gonna split $5? So he keeps two dollars for himself and returns three dollars to the men. This means that each man payed $9 for the room. Well 3 X 9 =27 the bellman kept 2 =29 where did the other dollar?
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #1 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 3:17pm » |
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I've heard this one before, but forgot the answer.
Damn, i'm gonna think all night on this one again.
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #2 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 4:06pm » |
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I've got it.
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #3 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 5:01pm » |
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30-5 =25 +3= 28 +2 =30 It's all there.
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #4 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 6:20pm » |
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so that's how the pyramid scheme ends up working out......lol the missing dollar goes into the pot????
if 10 - 1 = 9 and
3 x 9 =27
and the bell boy only took two 2
= 29
IS the Earth still turnig clockwise????
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #5 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 11:53am » |
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As George Bush would say.."It's Fuzzy Math". There is no missing Dollar.
They Paid 10 dollars apiece but were only supposed to pay 8 dollars & 33 cents (approx.) They received 1 dollar apiece back & the remaining 67 cents X 3 people (approx.) 2 dollars went to the thief (I mean the bellman)
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #6 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 12:31pm » |
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all math is FUZZY to me... 
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #7 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 12:36pm » |
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HHHHHHHMMMMMMMMM?! Sooooooo Close but yet sooooooo far.
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #8 on: Oct 13th, 2004, 5:09pm » |
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come on dude... hook a brother up with an answer
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #9 on: Oct 14th, 2004, 10:22pm » |
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three times nine equals twenty seven minus two equals twenty five.
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Re: RIDDLE
« Reply #10 on: Oct 20th, 2004, 12:15pm » |
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Its a mathematical anomaly guys. As some of you have already figured out there are several different ways to achieve an answer. Math is not ALWAYS exact.
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