RE: [www.keralites.net] Ten Dollars??????

 

In the way the account is presented people tend to believe that that what the clerk took is something in addition to the 90 each spent or the total of 270. But when we think that the clerk took 20 out of the 270 and the remaining 30 of 300, they shared @ 10 each, there is no confusion. We used to confuse our class mates with this arithmetic when we were in School.

T.Mathew

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To: Keralites@yahoogroups.com
From: captainrajua@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 01:51:34 +0800
Subject: Re: [www.keralites.net] Ten Dollars??????

 

90x3=270 ie total collection was 270

out of 270, clarks eaten 20 bugs balance 250 is the rent charged against the room. 

There is no reference of 300.

From: Chandra Segaran Nair Krishnan Nair <chandra1510@gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 3:35 PM
Subject: [www.keralites.net] Ten Dollars??????

 

Three Ladieswent to a hotel to share a room. The clerk asked for $300. EachLady paid $100, making up the $300. The hotel keeper then decided to allow a discount for the day, charging only $250 for the room. He told the clerk to return $50 to the three Ladies. The clerk pocketed $20 for himself. He gave the remaining $30 back to the three Ladies. EachLady took back $10. Therefore, eachLady paid 100 - 10 = $90 to the hotel. $90 x 3 = $270 + the clerk's $20 = $290. Question: Where has the remaining $10 gone? There is widespread interest in this question posted by a university in N.Z. Many people are still trying to work out an answer.

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