maths

[WackoJacko]

here we go...my dad told me this ages ago....see if u can solve it, tho u wont

- three men go into a shop and want to buy a tv for £30
- they pay £10 each
- the woman knows its £5 off but doesn't tell the men
- she wants to make money so tells them its £3 off nd gives them the £3 back, keeping £2 for herself
- that means the 3 men payed £9 each
- now £9 + £9 + £9 = £27
- £27 plus the £2 she kept for herself = £29

where did the other pound go?!

:confused:

[screwedlilbunny]

they spend £9.33 (.333333)p each

[WackoJacko]

eh?

[screwedlilbunny]

^^

[WackoJacko]

oh rite....but they dont tho

say the £5 was all in £1 coins. she keeps 2of the £1 coins for herself and gives 1 coin back to each of the men. meaning theyve paid £10 and got £1 back each. so theyve basically each spent £9

each, each, each, lots of each's

[screwedlilbunny]

maybe she gave £1 back in change :p

[WackoJacko]

it dont matter tho. no matter how she gives it bk, she still gives them £1, not 66.6666666666p!

[screwedlilbunny]

then it goes to charity :p

[WackoJacko]

lol. but for £1 u cud get so much stuff.....
like a mcdonalds cheeseburger

"hey barman some mistake surely, im payin for a beer im not payin for a brewery..."
im lovin it....

[The Mullet of G]

the £1 doesn't go anywhere its a play on words, they all pay £10 each for the telly they get a £1 refund each meaning they have paid £27 for the telly £27 + the £3 they got back = £30, the way the riddle tells it you are adding the woman in the shops £2 onto the £27 she already has for the telly but the £2 is already part of the £27 (£25 for TV + womans £2 = £27) so you can't add it again, so the real question should be where did the £2 extra come from :p

[WackoJacko]

exactly. in other words, there isnt an answer. its just told in such a way that its meant to confuse u.

my friend was taught it in psychology the other day

[Ben]

Oo yeah you're totally right (of course) - the question is just written wrong :P you add the £3 off to make £30.

£30 - £3 discount = £27 they paid.

£27 - £2 she kept = £25 actual discounted price (£5 off) she was supposed to sell at before the greedy moo decided to keep some of the money.

I think you should name and shame this woman, maybe even right to watchdog :P

[The Mullet of G]

yup I say you phone up Watchdog nay scrap that I say you phone Roger Cook he'll soon sort that double dealing tv swindler, and WackoJacko ask your mate next time you see him if my answer merits the title psycologically supreme being.....yeah probably not :p

[Alice]

:Roll:
ummm.....right.....