An old one but will still puzzle some no doubt

[snorri]

Very good though Greedo, good play on words and almost had me for a moment!

For a moment?
Greedo posted at 11.12, you took until 14.00 to reply.

 

[Mr Pig]

It doesn't matter who paid what to whom. All that matters is where the money is at the end, and it's all accounted for.

The original sum 30

cashier 25
bell boy 2
men 3

Total 30

So it's all there.

 

[buggi]

told my mum this today. gave her a headache

i think she's still thinking about it.

 

[on the road]

You're pulling a fast one here

 

[newbiebiker]

3 men go into a hotel. the man behind the desk said the room is £30.00 so

each man paid £10.00 and went to the room.

a while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only £25.00

so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with £5.00

on the way the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split £5.00 evenly

between 3 men, so he gave each man a £1.00 and kept the other £2.00 for

himself.

this meant that the 3 men each paid £9.00 for the room, which is a total

of £27.00, add the £2.00 that the bellboy kept = £29.00

where is the other pound?

still can't figure where it is but surely, it ain't on me...honestly

 

[ComedyPilot]

Got our lass with it this morning

 

[on the road]

3 men go into a hotel. the man behind the desk said the room is £30.00 so

each man paid £10.00 and went to the room.

a while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only £25.00

so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with £5.00

on the way the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split £5.00 evenly

between 3 men, so he gave each man a £1.00 and kept the other £2.00 for

himself.

this meant that the 3 men each paid £9.00 for the room, which is a total

of £27.00, add the £2.00 that the bellboy kept = £29.00

where is the other pound?

With the £3 reduction, the men have paid £27. Now if the bellboy decided to give the men the other £2, then it would be £27-£2=£25 that the men had paid, not £27+£2, that's wrong.

 

[montage]

took me friggin ages.
damn

 

[buggi]

I'm gonna send this to my old team on Tuesday. i think i know who will come back with the right answer coz he's a right clever sausage.