forbzie
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Post by forbzie on Feb 17, 2007 19:54:41 GMT
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Post by ef1 on Feb 20, 2007 13:08:41 GMT
i like these sort of riddles, its all to do with the wording and maths, try and remember that the total money floating about is 35 if you just focus on the 30 it seems impossible.
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forbzie
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Post by forbzie on Feb 20, 2007 21:16:58 GMT
nop its nothing to do with 35
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Post by fogs on Feb 20, 2007 22:50:10 GMT
The men havnt paid £9 each, 30-5=25,+3=28, /3=9.33r, X3=28,+2=30. There is no missing £1. The question is deceptive and not at all what it claims to be.
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Post by god on Feb 21, 2007 7:01:11 GMT
yep fogs got it!
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Post by ef1 on Feb 21, 2007 10:06:27 GMT
i worked it out different i didnt look at the answer, 30 +5 , 3 from the 5 off the 30 =27 if they give the 3 back it = 30 again, to me it had nothing to do with the remaining 2 because that came from the 5 not the original 30, it was the wording that gave the impression that the two figures should devide into each other equally.
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Post by god on Feb 21, 2007 15:35:03 GMT
yeh thats the trick i think
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Post by fogs on Feb 21, 2007 19:47:29 GMT
Simple maths and common sense really.
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Post by forbzie on Feb 21, 2007 19:58:16 GMT
the trick is not to get fooled by what they say. no matter how you look at it they pay £25 for the room, the numbers 30, 29 are not a part of the same question.
25+3+2= 30
9x9=27+2=29 --30 never comes into the question coz even if they virtualy payed 9 each and the guy gives theme 2 back you get 29, 30 isn't mentioned
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