The Riddler's Gauntlet

**amphoteric88** · 04-23-2003, 12:07 AM

yeah, you got it straight away ne1GotZardoz.
i knew someone would get it quick

**pyromonkey** · 04-23-2003, 12:09 AM

Originally posted by kAb@23 April 2003 - 01:01
The Thompson triplets were sitting around watching television.

The reception was so bad that they decided

to throw away their TV and go buy a new one.

They checked their wallets and found that they only had $10 each.

So they took their $30 to a second hand store.

They met a salesman who told them he had a TV for sale for $30.

So they gave him $30 and took the TV.

However, when the salesman went in the back of the store

he realized that the price was supposed to be $25.

So he ran back outside to give them their $5 back.

But when he realized they had each paid $10

he didn't want to make it confusing so he only gave them $1 back each

and he kept the other two dollars for himself.

OK, let's recap. They paid $10 each which is $30 total.

The salesman gave them back $1 each and he kept $2 for himself.

So they actually spent $10 each minus $1 each.

Which means they spent $9 each.

9 X 3 = $27,

The salesman kept $2.

That's a total of $29.

Where's the other dollar?

crap... i've done one of these before... but i forget how!!!! i remember it has something to do with how the money is added together, where either addition or subtraction is used, while the opposite is actually supposed to be used...

**amphoteric88** · 04-23-2003, 12:11 AM

if you add it up backwards it works
so the salesman gave each of the three 1 dollar each (that's three dollars)
he kept two dollars
girls paid 9 each (27)
actually, that doesn't work either

**ne1GotZardoz** · 04-23-2003, 12:16 AM

Originally posted by kAb@22 April 2003 - 19:01
The Thompson triplets were sitting around watching television.
The reception was so bad that they decided
to throw away their TV and go buy a new one.
They checked their wallets and found that they only had $10 each.
So they took their $30 to a second hand store.
They met a salesman who told them he had a TV for sale for $30.
So they gave him $30 and took the TV.
However, when the salesman went in the back of the store he realized that the price was supposed to be $25.
So he ran back outside to give them their $5 back.
But when he realized they had each paid $10 he didn't want to make it confusing so he only gave them $1 back each and he kept the other two dollars for himself.

OK, let's recap. They paid $10 each which is $30 total.
The salesman gave them back $1 each and he kept $2 for himself.
So they actually spent $10 each minus $1 each.
Which means they spent $9 each.
9 X 3 = $27,
The salesman kept $2.
That's a total of $29.
Where's the other dollar?

I hate these things.
They look like they're right, but they can't be.

Ok...

10$ each

1$ back

equals

9$ each

They paid 27$ for a 25$ TV.
The store keeper kept the other two dollars.
You would have to return the other 3 dollars back to the store keeper to get the $30.
You added where you should have subtracted.

Or were heading toward the wrong answer.

**kAb** · 04-23-2003, 12:26 AM

@ne1gotzardoz gj

new 1:

"Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."

**amphoteric88** · 04-23-2003, 12:33 AM

isn't this a trick question
i think the answer might be ahungry (as in assymmetrical), but not sure

**kAb** · 04-23-2003, 12:34 AM

Originally posted by amphoteric88@22 April 2003 - 16:33
isn't this a trick question
i think the answer might be ahungry (as in assymmetrical), but not sure

not a trick question, but definetly a tricky question

read it very carefully. as in VERY carefully.