If you had two fishes named one and two.

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12-13-2005, 08:44 PM
enoughfakefiles

If you had two fishes named one and two.

If you had two fishes named one and two, if one died you'd still have two.

But two died you'd still have one.

Please explain.:unsure:
12-13-2005, 09:11 PM
twisterX

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

thats so easy i got it as i read it.

if there are two fish with the names one and two!!!

do you get it now. Like your name is enoughfakefiles. the fishes name is one and two.
12-13-2005, 09:21 PM
enoughfakefiles

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisterX

thats so easy i got it as i read it.

if there are two fish with the names one and two!!!

do you get it now. Like your name is enoughfakefiles. the fishes name is one and two.

I suppose you think 9 X 3 = 27. Explain this one then.

There were three women sharing a house, and they agreed to divide all the
expenses evenly. They each paid a third of the rent, a third of the
telephone bill and a third of all the groceries.

One day they decided to buy a television, and went down to the second-hand
shop where there was an old black & white TV in the window for £30. They
each handed over £10 and carried the TV away.

As they left, the salesman went to his boss and said, "I just managed to
get rid of that old TV in the window."

"For how much?", replied the boss.

"Thirty ponds.", said the salesman.

"Oh, no. It's on sale for only £25. Catch up with them and give them their
change.", ordered the boss.

The salesman took five £1 coins out of the till and ran down the road. On
the way, he thought to himself, "Well, these women split everything between
them; how am I going to divide five £1 coins between three people?"

He decided not to bother. He'd give them a £1 coin each and would pocket
the other £2 for himself, who would ever know!

He caught up with them and gave each of them a coin.

Q.) How much did each of the women pay for the TV?
A.) They paid £10 each and they each got £1 back, so that makes it £9.

Q.) And what is three times nine?
A.) Twenty-seven!

Q.) How much did the salesman keep?
A.) Two pounds

Q.) And what is twenty-seven plus two?
A.) Twenty-nine

Q.) So where's the other pound?
12-13-2005, 09:28 PM
Gemby!

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

for fishes - they are doomed to die from the beginning :boohoo:
12-13-2005, 09:28 PM
twisterX

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

the question doesnt go with the math. Why would you give three and then add two. :D
12-13-2005, 09:42 PM
manker

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisterX

thats so easy i got it as i read it.

if there are two fish with the names one and two!!!

do you get it now. Like your name is enoughfakefiles. the fishes name is one and two.

I suppose you think 9 X 3 = 27. Explain this one then.

There were three women sharing a house, and they agreed to divide all the
expenses evenly. They each paid a third of the rent, a third of the
telephone bill and a third of all the groceries.

One day they decided to buy a television, and went down to the second-hand
shop where there was an old black & white TV in the window for £30. They
each handed over £10 and carried the TV away.

As they left, the salesman went to his boss and said, "I just managed to
get rid of that old TV in the window."

"For how much?", replied the boss.

"Thirty ponds.", said the salesman.

"Oh, no. It's on sale for only £25. Catch up with them and give them their
change.", ordered the boss.

The salesman took five £1 coins out of the till and ran down the road. On
the way, he thought to himself, "Well, these women split everything between
them; how am I going to divide five £1 coins between three people?"

He decided not to bother. He'd give them a £1 coin each and would pocket
the other £2 for himself, who would ever know!

He caught up with them and gave each of them a coin.

Q.) How much did each of the women pay for the TV?
A.) They paid £10 each and they each got £1 back, so that makes it £9.

Q.) And what is three times nine?
A.) Twenty-seven!

Q.) How much did the salesman keep?
A.) Two pounds

Q.) And what is twenty-seven plus two?
A.) Twenty-nine

Q.) So where's the other pound?

Actually, after the fiver was taken out of the till, each woman has paid £8.33 and one third of a penny.

Add to that the pound each that the salesman returned and you get £9.33 and one third of a penny.

Multiply by three and that gives you precisely £28. The salesman has £2 in his pocket.

£28 + £2 = £30 :dabs:
12-13-2005, 10:05 PM
DanB

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

you have to spoil it
12-13-2005, 10:07 PM
Mr. Mulder

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

i had a fish called morgan :dabs:
12-13-2005, 10:08 PM
manker

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

You should see the kids' faces when I tell them that there is no Santa :01:
12-13-2005, 10:08 PM
enoughfakefiles

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by manker

You should see the kids' faces when I tell them that there is no Santa :01:

There isn't :O
12-13-2005, 11:56 PM
clocker

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by manker

You should see the kids' faces when I tell them that there is no Santa

You should have seen my face when I just learned.

I'm converting to Judaism now.
12-14-2005, 12:06 AM
Mr. Mulder

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by clocker

Quote:

Originally Posted by manker

You should see the kids' faces when I tell them that there is no Santa

You should have seen my face when I just learned.

I'm converting to Judaism now.

learning martial arts won't take away the pain :dabs:
12-14-2005, 02:31 AM
ziggyjuarez

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

haha
12-14-2005, 10:12 AM
Barbarossa

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

If you had two fishes named one and two, and if one died you'd still have two.

But two died you'd still have one.

Please explain.:unsure:

Wouldn't this have been harder if you had omitted the words in red?
12-14-2005, 10:20 AM
manker

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

If you had two fishes named one and two, and if one died you'd still have two.

But two died you'd still have one.

Please explain.:unsure:

Wouldn't this have been harder if you had omitted the words in red?

:lol: :schnauz:
12-14-2005, 09:20 PM
Agrajag

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

If you had two fishes named one and two, and if one died you'd still have two.

But two died you'd still have one.

Please explain.:unsure:

Wouldn't this have been harder if you had omitted the words in red?

He didn't have any words in red.:blink:
12-14-2005, 09:46 PM
GepperRankins

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisterX

thats so easy i got it as i read it.

if there are two fish with the names one and two!!!

do you get it now. Like your name is enoughfakefiles. the fishes name is one and two.

I suppose you think 9 X 3 = 27. Explain this one then.

There were three women sharing a house, and they agreed to divide all the
expenses evenly. They each paid a third of the rent, a third of the
telephone bill and a third of all the groceries.

One day they decided to buy a television, and went down to the second-hand
shop where there was an old black & white TV in the window for £30. They
each handed over £10 and carried the TV away.

As they left, the salesman went to his boss and said, "I just managed to
get rid of that old TV in the window."

"For how much?", replied the boss.

"Thirty ponds.", said the salesman.

"Oh, no. It's on sale for only £25. Catch up with them and give them their
change.", ordered the boss.

The salesman took five £1 coins out of the till and ran down the road. On
the way, he thought to himself, "Well, these women split everything between
them; how am I going to divide five £1 coins between three people?"

He decided not to bother. He'd give them a £1 coin each and would pocket
the other £2 for himself, who would ever know!

He caught up with them and gave each of them a coin.

Q.) How much did each of the women pay for the TV?
A.) They paid £10 each and they each got £1 back, so that makes it £9.

Q.) And what is three times nine?
A.) Twenty-seven!

Q.) How much did the salesman keep?
A.) Two pounds

Q.) And what is twenty-seven plus two?
A.) Twenty-nine

Q.) So where's the other pound?

that's stupider than the nine fingers thing
12-14-2005, 10:24 PM
SpatulaGeekGirl

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by manker

Quote:

Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

I suppose you think 9 X 3 = 27. Explain this one then.

There were three women sharing a house, and they agreed to divide all the
expenses evenly. They each paid a third of the rent, a third of the
telephone bill and a third of all the groceries.

One day they decided to buy a television, and went down to the second-hand
shop where there was an old black & white TV in the window for £30. They
each handed over £10 and carried the TV away.

As they left, the salesman went to his boss and said, "I just managed to
get rid of that old TV in the window."

"For how much?", replied the boss.

"Thirty ponds.", said the salesman.

"Oh, no. It's on sale for only £25. Catch up with them and give them their
change.", ordered the boss.

The salesman took five £1 coins out of the till and ran down the road. On
the way, he thought to himself, "Well, these women split everything between
them; how am I going to divide five £1 coins between three people?"

He decided not to bother. He'd give them a £1 coin each and would pocket
the other £2 for himself, who would ever know!

He caught up with them and gave each of them a coin.

Q.) How much did each of the women pay for the TV?
A.) They paid £10 each and they each got £1 back, so that makes it £9.

Q.) And what is three times nine?
A.) Twenty-seven!

Q.) How much did the salesman keep?
A.) Two pounds

Q.) And what is twenty-seven plus two?
A.) Twenty-nine

Q.) So where's the other pound?

Actually, after the fiver was taken out of the till, each woman has paid £8.33 and one third of a penny.

Add to that the pound each that the salesman returned and you get £9.33 and one third of a penny.

Multiply by three and that gives you precisely £28. The salesman has £2 in his pocket.

£28 + £2 = £30 :dabs:

Can you explain that again? :cry:
12-14-2005, 10:28 PM
DorisInsinuate

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpatulaGeekGirl

Quote:

Originally Posted by manker

Actually, after the fiver was taken out of the till, each woman has paid £8.33 and one third of a penny.

Add to that the pound each that the salesman returned and you get £9.33 and one third of a penny.

Multiply by three and that gives you precisely £28. The salesman has £2 in his pocket.

£28 + £2 = £30 :dabs:

Can you explain that again? :cry:

It means for three quid you get a lot of fish and chips, I think :mellow:
12-14-2005, 10:33 PM
SpatulaGeekGirl

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Please explain! I must know! :cry1:
12-14-2005, 10:39 PM
manker

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

I don't think I can because I'm worried that you're rodding me.

Damn you, JP. Damn you to Birmingham :fist:
12-14-2005, 10:44 PM
SpatulaGeekGirl

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

I'm not good at rodding, you know that. I have no idea how that stoopit puzzel works and it's really frustrating.
12-14-2005, 10:53 PM
manker

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpatulaGeekGirl

I'm not good at rodding, you know that. I have no idea how that stoopit puzzel works and it's really frustrating.

Furry muff.

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.
12-14-2005, 11:44 PM
SpatulaGeekGirl

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

That's better. :happy:

:wub: Tank you.
12-15-2005, 12:26 AM
DorisInsinuate

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Sorry, could you repeat that, I wasn't listening, how many saveloys?
12-15-2005, 03:06 AM
lynx

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

£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.
12-15-2005, 08:09 PM
enoughfakefiles

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

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.
12-15-2005, 08:12 PM
GepperRankins

Re: If you had two fishes named one and two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

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: