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    Mondays puzzle

    Three friends go to a restaurant, they have a tenner each.

    One of them takes the thirty pounds to the till and finds the bill is £25

    he puts 2 quid on the table as a tip, and gives himself and the others a pound

    so they each paid 9 quid = £27. plus a 2 pound tip = £29


    where did the other pound go ?
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    #2
    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    Three friends go to a restaurant, they have a tenner each.

    One of them takes the thirty pounds to the till and finds the bill is £25

    he puts 2 quid on the table as a tip, and gives himself and the others a pound

    so they each paid 9 quid = £27. plus a 2 pound tip = £29


    where did the other pound go ?
    He's still got it. Your maths is flawed.
    What happens in General, stays in General.
    You know what they say about assumptions!

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      #3
      Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
      He's still got it. Your maths is flawed.
      if you put 10 quid in and get a pound back, you paid 9 quid.

      there are 2 pounds on the table

      3 * 9 = 27
      +2 = 29

      the maths is beautiful. and flawless
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        #4
        Is this how QE works?

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          #5
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          Is this how QE works?
          the queen ?



          ok, who's got me quid
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            #6
            Is this puzzle going to occur every Monday? Cause if it does, I'm out.
            "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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              #7
              That proper did my head in for 2 mins!

              The £9 was including the tip - £25 / 3 = £8.33... on food and £2 / 3 = £0.66... each for the tip = £9 plus the quid back.

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                #8
                Originally posted by administrator View Post
                That proper did my head in for 2 mins!

                The £9 was including the tip - £25 / 3 = £8.33... on food and £2 / 3 = £0.66... each for the tip = £9 plus the quid bac
                Basically the question is wrong. As one of the friends was a scouser, the correct puzzle should be,


                Three friends go to a restaurant, they have a tenner each.
                One of them takes the thirty pounds to the till and finds the bill is £25
                he puts 2 quid on the table as a tip, and gives himself and the others a pound
                so they each paid 9 quid = £27. plus a 2 pound tip = £29

                Who stole the charity box?
                What happens in General, stays in General.
                You know what they say about assumptions!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
                  Three friends go to a restaurant, they have a tenner each.

                  One of them takes the thirty pounds to the till and finds the bill is £25

                  he puts 2 quid on the table as a tip, and gives himself and the others a pound

                  so they each paid 9 quid = £27. plus a 2 pound tip = £29


                  where did the other pound go ?

                  You'd get a job in government you would.
                  "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                    You'd get a job in government you would.
                    Holyrood ?
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