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Posthinking

But... 3 men have a meal at a restaurant which costs £30, so they pay £10 each. The cashier realises that the meal was only £25 so she sends the waiter over with £5. Unsure how to split the fiver 3 ways he gives them a pound each and pockets £2. So.....the men have now paid £9 each = £27 and the waiter has £2! Where has the other pound gone???

Hey it's Friday and we need a day off!!

Richard_S

Posthinking wrote: »

But... 3 men have a meal at a restaurant which costs £30, so they pay £10 each. The cashier realies that the meal was only £25 so she sends the waiter over with £5. Unsure how to split the fiver 3 ways he gives them a pound each and pockets £2. So.....the men have now paid £9 each = £27 and the waiter has £2! Where has the other pound gone???

Hey it's Friday and we need a day off!!

Well Postie,

I'm !!!!ed so this is only a guess; the meal @ £25 for three guys cost £8.33 each. They each paid £9, so they overpaid by £0.66 each; there are three of them so that equates to £2 (£1.98 recurring) There is no missing £1, the waiter just short changed them by £2. :j :j Bloody waiters; that's why we never give tips.:rotfl: :rotfl:

Or it could be:
The wording is very clever, but I think it works like this: the meal cost £25, plus a tip of £2, a total of £27. The men paid it out as a £10 note each, and received £1 each back in change - 3 x £9 = £27.:D

Posthinking

Nice try Rich but you're stumped too!

Richard_S

Posthinking wrote: »

Nice try Rich but you're stumped too!

Come on Postie,

What am I missing?:D

Posthinking

Will tell you after I'm married!

user55

Please tell us cos I'm suffering here!

Richard_S

Posthinking wrote: »

Will tell you after I'm married!

Oh cheers mate, begins with "f" and ends with "f"

I'll work it out before I'm discharged.:rotfl: :rotfl:

Posthinking

user55 wrote: »

Please tell us cos I'm suffering here!

More will suffer! lol

Posthinking

Richard_S wrote: »

Oh cheers mate, begins with "f" and ends with "f"

I'll work it out before I'm discharged.:rotfl: :rotfl:

Yeah Right! You'll be buying the beers all night!

user55

OK I kind of think I have the answer - it's to do with the way it's worded - obviously lol! But when you are working out where the money has gone it should read the men have paid £9 each = £27, minus the £2 in the waiters pocket, = £25. Or something like that!

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