Think you're smart?

[Mani]

Then riddle me this:

Three people go to a hotel and get a room. It costs $30 so the three people split it 3 ways- $10 each.

They go up to their room and the guy running the place realizes it should only have cost them 25, so he gives the bellhop $5 to give to the 3 people.

Now the bellhop can't think of a way to split the $5 between the 3 of them, so he gives them each a dollar and pockets the remaining $2.

So now effectively, each of the occupants has paid 10-1 = $9 for the room. Total, they have paid 9 X 3 = $27. The bellhop pocketted $2, so 29 total.

Where's the other dollar?

 

[Pundit]

Bah! Not this one again

 

[Zim Hosein]

<< Bah! Not this one again >>

 

[minendo]

Repost.

The three guys paid $30. $5 was given to the bellhop, who kept $2 leaving $3. He then dispersed the remaining $3 to the men. So $30 - $5 + $2 = $27. Then add in the $3 that the bellhop gives back to the men and you have your $30.

 

[thawolfman]

25/3 = 8 & 1/3
8 & 1/3 + 1 = 9 & 1/3 * 3 = 28 for 3 people

2 left for the bellhop

 

[Pundit]

Ok, now I'm in the mood for a problem. Does anybody have one?

 

[Moonbeam]

They paid only 25 for the room and two dollars to the bellhop so yes that's 27.

 

[PicPop]

not this one again...

 

[Mani]

Damn! I was hoping it wasn't a repost but didn't get anything with a search. I don't think anything's NOT been discussed on ATOT.

 

[spanky]

<< Ok, now I'm in the mood for a problem. Does anybody have one? >>



how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? please keep in mind that the wind is blowing 15mph NE.

 

[Pundit]

<< how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck couldn't chuck wood? please keep in mind that the wind is blowing 15mph NE. >>


Would that be cedar or oak?

 

[calbear2000]

<< Ok, now I'm in the mood for a problem. Does anybody have one? >>




> There are 100 people on an island. These 100 people
> can't speak or
> communicate with each other in any way. 10 of them
> have blue eyes and 90 of
> them have brown eyes. But there are no mirrors or
> anything so no one knows
> if he/she is blue or brown-eyed. Then an ultimate
> being comes to the island
> and tells them that when each blue-eyed person finds
> out he/she has blue
> eyes, he/she must kill themselves that night at
> exactly midnight. The 100
> people are also very obedient so they will do as
> they are told The
> ultimate being doesn't tell them how many people on
> the island have blue
> eyes though. He just tells them that each blue-eyed
> person will kill
> himself when he finds out he has blue eyes.
>
> So what happens?

 

[thawolfman]

<<

<< how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck couldn't chuck wood? please keep in mind that the wind is blowing 15mph NE. >>


Would that be cedar or oak? >>



That'd be a whole lotta wood

 

[spanky]

<< Would that be cedar or oak? >>



surprise me

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

<< Repost.

The three guys paid $30. $5 was given to the bellhop, who kept $2 leaving $3. He then dispersed the remaining $3 to the men. So $30 - $5 + $2 = $27. Then add in the $3 that the bellhop gives back to the men and you have your $30. >>


that doesnt answer it. at the end you have 3 guys who paid 27 dollars and the bellhop has 2.

i'm gonna have to really think hard on this one...its really just a play on words i'm sure...

 

[Yzzim]

<< how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck couldn't chuck wood? please keep in mind that the wind is blowing 15mph NE. >>


A wood chuck would chuck as much wood as a wood chuck could chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.

 

[spanky]

maybe the number 30 doesn't really exists... 3 x 10 is really 29!

 

[Pundit]

<< > There are 100 people on an island. These 100 people
> can't speak or
> communicate with each other in any way. 10 of them
> have blue eyes and 90 of
> them have brown eyes. But there are no mirrors or
> anything so no one knows
> if he/she is blue or brown-eyed. Then an ultimate
> being comes to the island
> and tells them that when each blue-eyed person finds
> out he/she has blue
> eyes, he/she must kill themselves that night at
> exactly midnight. The 100
> people are also very obedient so they will do as
> they are told The
> ultimate being doesn't tell them how many people on
> the island have blue
> eyes though. He just tells them that each blue-eyed
> person will kill
> himself when he finds out he has blue eyes.
>
> So what happens? >>


I haven't heard this one... When you write there are no mirrors or anything, are you excluding their reflection in the water?

 

[thawolfman]

<< that doesnt answer it. at the end you have 3 guys who paid 27 dollars and the bellhop has 2.

i'm gonna have to really think hard on this one...its really just a play on words i'm sure... >>



But it does answer it, just backwards 25 + 3 = 9 & 1/3 for each person(3) = 28 and the 2 for bellhop

The way he had it was 25+2 for bellhop and then 1 for each person = 30

 

[bugsysiegel]

<< Bah! Not this one again >>

 

[thawolfman]

<< haven't heard this one... When you write there are no mirrors or anything, are you excluding their reflection in the water? >>



Good call Pundit...maybe the all kill themselves because they see a reflection of blue in the water? :Q

 

[calbear2000]

<<

<< haven't heard this one... When you write there are no mirrors or anything, are you excluding their reflection in the water? >>



Good call Pundit...maybe the all kill themselves because they see a reflection of blue in the water? :Q >>



Nope... no mirrors, no reflections.

Maybe I should put this in a new thread...

 

[Mani]

You know what I find ironic is, 4 people so far have reposted what Pundit said in telling me that this is a repost.

Only one person has answered correctly.

 

[Pundit]

<< Nope... no mirrors, no reflections.

Maybe I should put this in a new thread... >>


The only answers I can think of are a) nothing will happen and b) they'll all pull one eye out of its socket and look at it.

 

[spanky]

<< You know what I find ironic is, 4 people so far have reposted what Pundit said in telling me that this is a repost.

Only one person has answered correctly. >>



dude, ur thread has already been hijacked... u might as well give up