I don't think I can because I'm worried that you're rodding me.
Damn you, JP. Damn you to Birmingham
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I don't think I can because I'm worried that you're rodding me.
Damn you, JP. Damn you to Birmingham
I plan on beating him to death with his kids. I'll use them as a bludgeon on his face. -
--Good for them if they survive.
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I'm not good at rodding, you know that. I have no idea how that stoopit puzzel works and it's really frustrating.
That's the way the potato mashes.
That's the way the pan flashes.
That's the way the market crashes.
That's the way the whip lashes.
That's the way the teeth gnashes.
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Furry muff.Originally Posted by SpatulaGeekGirl
Don't pay any attention to the blurb about taking the pound they got back from the initial ten pounds - it is there to mislead you and is bad maths!
The women initially paid £30 between them - or £10 each.
They only needed to pay £25 each - £8.33 each.
Therefore the boss takes out £5 from the till to give back to them.
So, they have already paid the £8.33 each, it's sitting in the till.
The salesman decides to keep £2 for himself and to give three quid back to the women.
Take the £8.33 and add the pound they got back to that, it will give you £9.33, multiply that by three and you get £28. The salesman has got £2 in his pocket so that makes it a round £30.
Note that I rounded off the 1/3 of a penny to make things simpler.
I plan on beating him to death with his kids. I'll use them as a bludgeon on his face. -
--Good for them if they survive.
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That's better.
Tank you.
That's the way the potato mashes.
That's the way the pan flashes.
That's the way the market crashes.
That's the way the whip lashes.
That's the way the teeth gnashes.
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Sorry, could you repeat that, I wasn't listening, how many saveloys?
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£9 x 3 = £27.
Add the £2 that's in the salesman's pocket and you get £29.
Where's the other pound?
Effy bought an extra fish with it.
.Political correctness is based on the principle that it's possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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The answer.
The thing to remember here is that the women never physically hand over £9 each. And so they never really pay £9. In reality, they actually pay £10 each.
£10 + £10 + £10 = £30
Now the TV only costs £25, so there is £5 left over. So the salesman gives them back £1 each.
£30 - £1 - £1 - £1 = £27
Then he decides to keep £2 for himself => £27 - £2 = £25. Which brings us back to the £25! Which is the real price of the TV!!!
The reason why this question appears so mysterious is because you are tricked into adding the £2 on to the £27 instead of subtracting it from the £27.
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no i wasn'tThe answer.
The thing to remember here is that the women never physically hand over £9 each. And so they never really pay £9. In reality, they actually pay £10 each.
£10 + £10 + £10 = £30
Now the TV only costs £25, so there is £5 left over. So the salesman gives them back £1 each.
£30 - £1 - £1 - £1 = £27
Then he decides to keep £2 for himself => £27 - £2 = £25. Which brings us back to the £25! Which is the real price of the TV!!!
The reason why this question appears so mysterious is because you are tricked into adding the £2 on to the £27 instead of subtracting it from the £27.
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