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Originally Posted by TeknoBramha
Ok Guys,
I have been pondering over this for a while, its confusing, but help if you can, and no, this is not a trick question or anything as such:
3 Men go to a restaurant. The charge is $25. Each of them pay $10.
The waiter gives them a $5 bill back, since none of them have coins, they give the waiter $2, and each of them take $1.
Now, $2 + $1 + $1 + $1 + 25 = $30
So on the whole each paid $9(they got back $1).
9x3 = 27;
27 + 2 = 29;
Where is $1?  |
The answer is a matter of accounting. Look at how much was received and how much was payed.
Amount payed:
9+9+9 = 27
Amont received
25+2 = 27
In other words using + for received and - for payed, it looks like this:
-9-9-9+25+2 = 0
The books balance!
No missing dollar!