Trick Math Question

[Davidklt]

3 men each contributed $10 to buy a map at $30.

Boss told the staff to give a discount of $5.

The staff kept $2 and return $3 to them.

Each man go back $1.

3 X $9 = $27

The staff kept $2.

$27+$2=$29.

 

Where is the $1?

 

 

 

 

[Chewbacca]

...not this crap again.

 

I know the answer already, gonna guess most others also do. But I'll keep quiet about this for those that has never seen this trick question before.

[Jman888]

to the 3 man they only pay $27 (nothing to do with the $30 they have)

 

to the staff, he collected $27 and makan the $2 (when the boss find out. he will be fired).

[The_Bear]

  On 4/28/2010 at 7:07 AM, Davidtkl said:

3 men each contributed $10 to buy a map at $30.

Boss told the staff to give a discount of $5.

The staff kept $2 and return $3 to them.

Each man go back $1.

3 X $9 = $27

The staff kept $2.

$27+$2=$29.

 

Where is the $1?

 

knnz.....You not Singaporean issit?

 

You never take, I never take, Cheng Hu took it lah. Still need to ask one meh?

 

Stupid question. Only FT will fail.

Edited April 28, 2010 by Bavarian

[Leggt]

GST lah....this must have happened during the time when GST was only 3%

[Tommisan]

The customers think the maps cost $27. But in actual fact, the maps cost $25 dollars, $3 dollars given back to them, $2 dollars pocket by the staff.

 

I made a mistake earlier. This sounds more right to me.

Edited April 28, 2010 by Tommisan

[Davidklt]

haha..you think yours is the right answer?

 

  On 4/28/2010 at 7:18 AM, Bavarian said:

knnz.....You not Singaporean issit?

 

You never take, I never take, Cheng Hu took it lah. Still need to ask one meh?

 

Stupid question. Only FT will fail.

 

[Zyrofillica]

lol confirm never count GST. must count gst ok.

[Davidklt]

Taxation has got nothing to do with it.

[Ah_cow]

similar question, i heard of 1 with the restaurant bill, any prize for giving the correct answer?

[Joseph22]

  On 4/28/2010 at 7:07 AM, Davidtkl said:

3 men each contributed $10 to buy a map at $30.

Boss told the staff to give a discount of $5.

The staff kept $2 and return $3 to them.

Each man go back $1.

3 X $9 = $27

The staff kept $2.

$27+$2=$29.

 

Where is the $1?

 

This is a typical example of math student that dont know math very well.

 

Where got ppl count $2.00 into $27.00 want when the $2.00 is already inside $27.00.

Edited April 28, 2010 by Joseph22

[Zyrofillica]

  On 4/28/2010 at 7:55 AM, Davidtkl said:

Taxation has got nothing to do with it.

 

ya i know. joking only la.

 

the correct answer is, they were all in a car while the transaction was carried out and they went pass a $1 erp gantry.

[Freestylers09]

$25 map,$2 staff take, $3 return each to them

 

total $30 lor

 

the $1 never go anywhere

Edited April 28, 2010 by Freestylers09

[Joseph22]

  On 4/28/2010 at 8:11 AM, Zyrofillica said:

ya i know. joking only la.

 

the correct answer is, they were all in a car while the transaction was carried out and they went pass a $1 erp gantry.

 

Dont be cheeky lah. i know you know the answer still want to blur ppl. one look can tell where is the problem liao

[Zyrofillica]

  On 4/28/2010 at 8:13 AM, Joseph22 said:

Dont be cheeky lah. i know you know the answer still want to blur ppl. one look can tell where is the problem liao

 

ha? i dun understand. my iq same as chery QQ bhp figures.

 

i think 29 is actually 30 dollars. because like the units used in maps (meters or kilometers) they are rounded up. so 29 is 30 lor. only applies to buying maps.

[Hongwei]

Trick Math Question

[O0tsubasa0o]

maths is fun when it is not tricky :) lol

maths is not fun when it is tricky :P

[SimonTan]

The mistake is the mind keeps thinking of the $30.

Trying to add up to $30 is the mistake of the thought.

 

Simply because if your return $1 each to the three person, the truth to the 3 buyers is that the product cost them $9x3=$27. The END.

Simply the truth to the boss is the item was sold at $25. The END.

Simple to the staff, he made extra $2 that day. The END.

 

The buyers did not know and do not have to know about the black-eat-black staff who ketok the $2.