steev Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Cyclone if they're allowed to leave the area and come back again, then why aren't you? Coz they were waiting at a bus stop. If you leave, the bus will turn up, & they'll get on. I'm getting the impression it was written before mobile phones though OK, try this one... 3 blokes miss the last train/bus/donkey out of town, & head to a hotel. The receptionist tells them that they have a room with 3 beds, which is £30, so they each pay a tenner. Later, the receptionist remembers that they have an offer on, & that it was actually £25, so takes a fiver change up to the room. The 3 blokes thank the receptionist for his/her honesty, each take £1, leaving the receptionist with a £2 tip... So, to summarise, each bloke paid £9, & the receptionist got £2 tip... 3 x £9 = £27 £2 tip = £2 TOTAL = £29 Where did the other £1 go? **edit - Anyone who sees the answer quickly please leave it a while, I love confusing people with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Phanerothyme Nope. what if it is lighter, not heavier. You have to tell me which one is the odd one out, and whether it is heavier or lighter.... Weigh(#1) 4 against 4. If they balance, the odd one is in the remaining 4. Weigh[#2) 3 of the "balanced" balls against 3 of the remainders. If they balance then the last ball left is the odd one. Weigh it(#3) against one of the others to see if it is lighter or heavier. If they don't balance, then .....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by steev Full marks that dude!! Have you seen that before, or are you really that quick?!? He's seen it before, i did it, it's in I'm Bored, i meant the girl, old woman,friend one ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by cgksheff Weigh(#1) 4 against 4. If they balance, the odd one is in the remaining 4. Weigh[#2) 3 of the "balanced" balls against 3 of the remainders. If they balance then the last ball left is the odd one. Weigh it(#3) against one of the others to see if it is lighter or heavier. If they don't balance, then .....? keep thinking! but you are on the right track with fours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by steev OK, try this one... 3 blokes miss the last train/bus/donkey out of town, & head to a hotel. The receptionist tells them that they have a room with 3 beds, which is £30, so they each pay a tenner. Later, the receptionist remembers that they have an offer on, & that it was actually £25, so takes a fiver change up to the room. The 3 blokes thank the receptionist for his/her honesty, each take £1, leaving the receptionist with a £2 tip... So, to summarise, each bloke paid £9, & the receptionist got £2 tip... 3 x £9 = £27 £2 tip = £2 TOTAL = £29 Where did the other £1 go? **edit - Anyone who sees the answer quickly please leave it a while, I love confusing people with this one! Each bloke did not pay £9 for the room, they paid (£30 - £2 (tip) ) / 3. Equating to: £28 / 3. Each bloke gave a £0.66... tip, and paid, £9.33... for the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyR Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Jamie Each bloke did not pay £9 for the room, they paid (£30 - £2 (tip) ) / 3. Equating to: £28 / 3. Each bloke gave a £0.66... tip, and paid, £9.33... for the room. Thats not it. The mistake is in the adding up. Each bloke spent in total £9. i.e. £27 pounds in total. The £27 comprises £25 payment for the room and a £2 tip. So each bloke paid £0.66 tip and £8.33 for the room. The summary is incorrect. It should read. So each bloke spent £9 i.e. £9 x 3 = £27 - £2 tip for the girl and so the hotel received £25 for the room. OR you could say. The blokes started with a tenner each. i.e £30. They then gave that to the hotel. THe hotel has thirty pounds. The girl refunds £1 to each bloke, she keeps £2. Thus, the blokes each have £1, the girl £2 and the hotel £25. Total still equals £30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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