I don't think I can because I'm worried that you're rodding me.
Damn you, JP. Damn you to Birmingham :fist:
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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 :fist:
I'm not good at rodding, you know that. I have no idea how that stoopit puzzel works and it's really frustrating.
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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.
That's better. :happy:
:wub: Tank you.
Sorry, could you repeat that, I wasn't listening, how many saveloys?
£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.
The answer.:rolleyes:
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.
no i wasn't :huh:Quote:
Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles