FabSwingers.com forum: Maths moron... Pt2

By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Three students go into a second hand shop and buy a tv for £30

They chip-in £10 each.

After they've left the kind manager notices it should have been reduced to £25. He sends the assistant after them to give them the £5.

The assistant can't be bothered dividing it into three. So he gives them £1 each and keeps £2 for himself.

So, each of the students paid £9, equals £27. The assistant has got £2, equals £29.

Where is the other pound???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because they should of paid 8.33 each not £9

The other pound is in the till

Robbing bastards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't figure this one out

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Because they should of paid 8.33 each not £9

The other pound is in the till

Robbing bastards

^This

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

No, £25 is in the till. But they did pay £9 each.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Because they should of paid 8.33 each not £9

The other pound is in the till

Robbing bastards

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

There's no reason to add the £2 to the £27. That's not a sum that makes any sense.

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Still need to know where the pound is...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think the real question here is why has the assistant taken it upom himself to decide that he can't be bothered giving the correct change and will keep some himself!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Because they should of paid 8.33 each not £9

The other pound is in the till

Robbing bastards

But the fact is they DID pay £9 each because the assistant kept the other 67p x3 =£2.

The math is even simpler. They paid £27 the assistant kept two quid. The other £25 is in the till.

The trick is to ignore the £30 which actually never existed apart from on a wrong price tag!

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

I have a 100 pound watermelon laying out in the sun. 99% of the watermelon’s weight is water. After a few hours 98% of the watermelon’s weight is water.

How much water, in weight, evaporated?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Three students go into a second hand shop and buy a tv for £30

They chip-in £10 each.

After they've left the kind manager notices it should have been reduced to £25. He sends the assistant after them to give them the £5.

The assistant can't be bothered dividing it into three. So he gives them £1 each and keeps £2 for himself.

So, each of the students paid £9, equals £27. The assistant has got £2, equals £29.

Where is the other pound???"

Why did they pay £27 if it was £25! Confused here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope that helps guys'

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Because they should of paid 8.33 each not £9

The other pound is in the till

Robbing bastards

But the fact is they DID pay £9 each because the assistant kept the other 67p x3 =£2.

The math is even simpler. They paid £27 the assistant kept two quid. The other £25 is in the till.

The trick is to ignore the £30 which actually never existed apart from on a wrong price tag!"

Yes! You win £1 !

Talking about the £30 is just to confuse things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Three students go into a second hand shop and buy a tv for £30

They chip-in £10 each.

After they've left the kind manager notices it should have been reduced to £25. He sends the assistant after them to give them the £5.

The assistant can't be bothered dividing it into three. So he gives them £1 each and keeps £2 for himself.

So, each of the students paid £9, equals £27. The assistant has got £2, equals £29.

Where is the other pound???

Why did they pay £27 if it was £25! Confused here"

Because assistant robbed £2 off them.... Duh!

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Three students go into a second hand shop and buy a tv for £30

They chip-in £10 each.

After they've left the kind manager notices it should have been reduced to £25. He sends the assistant after them to give them the £5.

The assistant can't be bothered dividing it into three. So he gives them £1 each and keeps £2 for himself.

So, each of the students paid £9, equals £27. The assistant has got £2, equals £29.

Where is the other pound???

Why did they pay £27 if it was £25! Confused here

Because assistant robbed £2 off them.... Duh!"

Exactly, the £2 should've been taken away from the £27, not added. So the £30 is a decoy.

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Three students go into a second hand shop and buy a tv for £30

They chip-in £10 each.

After they've left the kind manager notices it should have been reduced to £25. He sends the assistant after them to give them the £5.

The assistant can't be bothered dividing it into three. So he gives them £1 each and keeps £2 for himself.

So, each of the students paid £9, equals £27. The assistant has got £2, equals £29.

Where is the other pound???

Why did they pay £27 if it was £25! Confused here"

They thought it was £30, but got £3 back from the naughty assistant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haha If you get the £25, add £1 each then add his £2 you get £30.

Yet it doesn't work that way in the question.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

25 in the till

2 in the assistants pocket

3 back to the students

=30

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Three students go into a second hand shop and buy a tv for £30

They chip-in £10 each.

After they've left the kind manager notices it should have been reduced to £25. He sends the assistant after them to give them the £5.

The assistant can't be bothered dividing it into three. So he gives them £1 each and keeps £2 for himself.

So, each of the students paid £9, equals £27. The assistant has got £2, equals £29.

Where is the other pound???"

Nah, you can't fool me - you have to subtract the two pounds from the £27 - £25!!!

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

But.............

The students need £3 worth of 5x concentrate.

The shop only sells 3x concentrate in 1 pint jars. How much change do they get?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"But.............

The students need £3 worth of 5x concentrate.

The shop only sells 3x concentrate in 1 pint jars. How much change do they get?"

Two and six!!

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

"I have a 100 pound watermelon laying out in the sun. 99% of the watermelon’s weight is water. After a few hours 98% of the watermelon’s weight is water.

How much water, in weight, evaporated?"

50 lbs

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket "

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"But.............

The students need £3 worth of 5x concentrate.

The shop only sells 3x concentrate in 1 pint jars. How much change do they get?

Two and six!!

you are only allowed one answer, two OR six

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

But I still don't get it

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"I have a 100 pound watermelon laying out in the sun. 99% of the watermelon’s weight is water. After a few hours 98% of the watermelon’s weight is water.

How much water, in weight, evaporated?

50 lbs"

Nice.

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

But I still don't get it

Just forget the £30, that is part of the story just to throw in the confusion.

They paid £9 each, which is £27.

£25 in the till

£2 in the assistants pocket.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

But I still don't get it

They tricked you by adding the £2 to the £27 instead of subtracting it.

The students paid £30 and the assistant pocketed £2 and gave back £3 (£27) so only £25 went in the til.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its a trick reverse engineering mathmatics doesnt work the pound didnt go anywhere its just worded to trick people into thinking it did

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

"I have a 100 pound watermelon laying out in the sun. 99% of the watermelon’s weight is water. After a few hours 98% of the watermelon’s weight is water.

How much water, in weight, evaporated?

50 lbs

Nice. "

It's obvious:

There is 1 lb of solid + 99 lbs of water = 1% of the mass.

Later , the 1 lb is still there, but now it's 2% of the mass;

So 1 lb is 2% of... 50 lbs

So there is now 49lbs of water ; there was 99lbs of water, so 50 lbs has gone.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

Maths degree person here... The trick here isn't the 30 pound... It's the fact your brain wants to think the kids paid 27 for the TVs

They didn't... The ended up paying 28 quid....

Remember they already gave 25... And then the kid gave them back another 3... And he kept 2

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Maths degree person here... The trick here isn't the 30 pound... It's the fact your brain wants to think the kids paid 27 for the TVs

They didn't... The ended up paying 28 quid....

Remember they already gave 25... And then the kid gave them back another 3... And he kept 2

Ooh take a look at the first thread please Fabio!!!

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By *lue NarwhalMan
over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

I think the actual question is..

If three students have 30 quid between them.. Why are they not in the uni bar?

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

But I still don't get it

Just forget the £30, that is part of the story just to throw in the confusion.

They paid £9 each, which is £27.

£25 in the till

£2 in the assistants pocket.

If you are going to pose the question at least know the answer

The 30 pounds isn't the red herring... It's the fact you keep saying that they paid 27 for the tele... They paid 28!

I win.....

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

But I still don't get it

Just forget the £30, that is part of the story just to throw in the confusion.

They paid £9 each, which is £27.

£25 in the till

£2 in the assistants pocket.

If you are going to pose the question at least know the answer

The 30 pounds isn't the red herring... It's the fact you keep saying that they paid 27 for the tele... They paid 28!

I win.....

Think you need to check your calcs .

They originally handed over £30. They were given £3 back by the dodgy assistant. So they paid out £27.

Why do you think they paid £28???

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By *piritsonfabCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

These sound like questions only Dame Slap would set!

And only fabbers of a certain age will know what I'm on about, if they remember;)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The most important bit in the question posed.

Who buys a telly for £30 anyway. They should know it's gonna explode after a days usage

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"The most important bit in the question posed.

Who buys a telly for £30 anyway. They should know it's gonna explode after a days usage

I've got one I'd let go for a fiver?

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

But I still don't get it

Just forget the £30, that is part of the story just to throw in the confusion.

They paid £9 each, which is £27.

£25 in the till

£2 in the assistants pocket.

If you are going to pose the question at least know the answer

The 30 pounds isn't the red herring... It's the fact you keep saying that they paid 27 for the tele... They paid 28!

I win.....

Think you need to check your calcs .

They originally handed over £30. They were given £3 back by the dodgy assistant. So they paid out £27.

Why do you think they paid £28???"

Because 30 minus 2 (the assistant kept) minus 3 (3 lots of 1 quid each) equals 25 (the amount in the till)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think the real question here is why has the assistant taken it upom himself to decide that he can't be bothered giving the correct change and will keep some himself! "

You're wrong, the real question is why didn't the assistant keep it all to himself, the students didn't know any better

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

The 27 pounds includes the 2 pounds they have paid, the plus the three they get back equals 30.

How it is put across would actually add up to 32.

9 x 3 = 27 + 2 (assistant) = 29 + 3 (given back) = 32

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By *unandbuck OP Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"The 27 pounds includes the 2 pounds they have paid, the plus the three they get back equals 30.

How it is put across would actually add up to 32.

9 x 3 = 27 + 2 (assistant) = 29 + 3 (given back) = 32

plus a £25 telly = £57

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Thrupence ha'penny?

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

"Thrupence ha'penny?

20 guineas?

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

It is quite simple. Never buy a cheap television set as it will either break down or it is knocked off...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There is no other pound. They paid 27 for the tv. 25 in the till and 2 in the assistants pocket

Well, done, unfortunately the prize has been won already...

But I still don't get it

Just forget the £30, that is part of the story just to throw in the confusion.

They paid £9 each, which is £27.

£25 in the till

£2 in the assistants pocket.

If you are going to pose the question at least know the answer

The 30 pounds isn't the red herring... It's the fact you keep saying that they paid 27 for the tele... They paid 28!

I win.....

So forgive me I have no "maths degree" but forget there are 3 people and let's say I give you £30 and you give me £3 back which is essentially what's happened I have in fact paid out £27 ..

The original question has no meaning the sun has no relevance it's just worded to lead you into the wrong way of thinking ..the two pound he kept is bollocks if you put your 3 quid back and he put his 2 quid back it would sum up to 30 again .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm going to put my maths degree to none use and confirm the answer is shite customer service

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