anyone any good with money and maths??

[johng]

Try and work this one out.


3 people share a hotel room for £30 a night (£10 each).

Later the manger realises the cost is only £25 per night, so he sends the porter up to the room with £5 change for the group. The group decide to tip the porter £2 out of the £5 and have £1 each back. In effect they have now paid £9 each for the room and tipped the porter £2 from the original £30. £9 + £9 +£9 +£2 = £29.

where did the last £1 go???

 

[Ste_Denial]

no if you work it out £30 - 25 leave 5, 5 minus the 2 tipped to the waiter leaves 3. which is then shared between the 3 people. i think lol

 

[johng]

no if you work it out £30 - 25 leave 5, 5 minus the 2 tipped to the waiter leaves 3. which is then shared between the 3 people. i think lol

which leaves £28 divided by 3??

only paid £9 each which equals £27!

ouch.

 

[haplesshacker]

room £25
per person £8.33 recurring.

porter brings back a fiver, and keeps £2.

therefore each person has paid ( plus tip) £8.33 plus 0.66, equals £8.99 plus £1 back from the fiver, equals £10. per person. total £30

There is no missing pound.

I think!!

 

[Ste_Denial]

i didnt think there was a missing pound

 

[Herbie]

I dont stay in Hotels that dont know he cost of their own rooms.

 

[RGDave]

Very good. I like these....some of them are darn hard.

The devil is in the detail. They don't actually pay the porter, they collect £3, which they divide between them. £10 each less £1 is £27 altogether.

If they've then spent £27 and the room was £25 where did the £2 go.....to the porter!!!

It's a very good one.

 

[RGDave]

room £25
per person £8.33 recurring.

porter brings back a fiver, and keeps £2.

therefore each person has paid ( plus tip) £8.33 plus 0.66, equals £8.99 plus £1 back from the fiver, equals £10. per person. total £30

Blimey.....that's a calculator method (almost)

8.33 recurring. 0.66 here.....

Don't go near the £8.99....that'll frazzle my brain.....you're a penny out!

 

[Gustavo]

The room was £25, plus a £2 tip = £27. £1 each left over from the original £30. So they've only spent 3 x £9 which equals £27, plus £2 = £29


Aaaarrrrrrrgghhh. It's still hurting my head.

 

[johng]

Very good. I like these....some of them are darn hard.

The devil is in the detail. They don't actually pay the porter, they collect £3, which they divide between them. £10 each less £1 is £27 altogether.

If they've then spent £27 and the room was £25 where did the £2 go.....to the porter!!!


It's a very good one.

RGDave - you deserve an award for clarity of thought and plain speaking explanations.

Fab.

 

[haplesshacker]

I thought I had it. But I'm now more confused having read the other posts.

What is the answer?

I'm fairly certain I've lost one or two jobs through questions like these. I hate them.

 

[TipTopGolfer]

£28 share by 3 is £9.33 and the porter got £2 easy!

 

[Dave3498]

The manager receives £25. The porter receives £2. The guests get £3. £25 + £2 + £3 = £30 - Simple.

 

[RGDave]

£28 share by 3 is £9.33 and the porter got £2 easy!

NO......

They only paid £9 each......

That's the worst effort of the day......D- see me after class.

 

[RGDave]

Here's a simple one.

A Titleist proV1, a Srixon Z-star, a Wilson Staff DX soft and a Nike Vapor ball(s) are laid out in a straight line . The Srixon is not at either end and is somewhere to the right of the Nike. In how many ways can the balls be laid out ?

Free sleeve of 3 x Donnay ti to the first correct answer.

 

[haplesshacker]

Here's a simple one.

A Titleist proV1, a Srixon Z-star, a Wilson Staff DX soft and a Nike Vapor ball(s) are laid out in a straight line . The Srixon is not at either end and is somewhere to the right of the Nike. In how many ways can the balls be laid out ?

Free sleeve of 3 x Donnay ti to the first correct answer.

6

 

[RGDave]

Here's a simple one.

A Titleist proV1, a Srixon Z-star, a Wilson Staff DX soft and a Nike Vapor ball(s) are laid out in a straight line . The Srixon is not at either end and is somewhere to the right of the Nike. In how many ways can the balls be laid out ?

Free sleeve of 3 x Donnay ti to the first correct answer.

6

I haven't worked it out yet.....too busy watching MUFC.

I think you are probably correct......what colour balls are you after - Orange or Yellow......

 

[haplesshacker]

pro nike zs dx
dx nike zs pro
nike pro zs dx
nike dx zs pro
nike zs pro dx
nike zs dx pro

That's what I worked it out to be!!

Mine will be the Donnay balls with ZSTAR stamped on them!!

 

[RGDave]

Mine will be the Donnay balls with ZSTAR stamped on them!!

I'll see if I can order them to say H_H Z star....."prototype"

 

[haplesshacker]

Who's winning the soccer then. I hope it's the team that isn't Manchester United!!

Can you tell I'm an avid fan!