3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30 SO EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM. \; ~' ^) ~. x" F. `A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25% u/ e8 D% q1 w! h
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ON THE WAY THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $5 EVENLY BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A $1 AND KEPT THE OTHER $2 FOR HIMSELF.* h2 n* F; X y7 d( G
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THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29. 7 J' H% d G( k4 s5 ~& E: J8 t; s1 O
WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?
THE RIGHT ANSWER SHOULD BE THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $27 plus THE $3 THREE MEN GOT BACK (EACH MAN A $1)=$30 3 w+ ]7 l& V$ F. }5 L$ w+ P6 y# Y' N5 {, d2 T3 Y3 w( A
THE $2 WHICH BELLBOY KEPT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE $27 WHICH 3 MEN HAVE PAID FOR THE ROOM. 3 |8 N8 \$ g5 ?+ k/ w * q5 K. g P6 S0 @) l4 kIF THE ANSWER IS RIGHT, MAY I GET SOME FLOWER FROM LZ?
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this is the right answer. & l S! U( T3 M- J: k4 T. |, h0 V3 H / ?( f" K9 }# }9 o' W7 r% b5 r% g5 B9x3-2=25.
原帖由 流浪的心 于 2008-2-14 20:46 发表 * y M; }9 r4 V, e) B$ G$ P
THE RIGHT ANSWER SHOULD BE THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $27 plus THE $3 THREE MEN GOT BACK (EACH MAN A $1)=$30 7 p( [6 D( l. Y4 g; ]! @+ C 8 I, r: e0 j/ p* NTHE $2 WHICH BELLBOY KEPT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE $27 ...
1 x) s7 Q! d; X' H/ q6 a, l $ r: [& m$ r9 H; _you are just making it messier.