gene the destroyer
Age : 54
Location : west springfield<mass<eastern U.S.<north america<western hemisphere<earth<solar system<spiral of the milky way galaxy<local supercluster<universe<multiverse---infinity
Fame : 24828
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Subject: guys check this out Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:59 pm |
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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.
> A WHILE LATER THE MAN > BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED > THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, > SO HE > SENT THE BELLBOY TO > THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5.
> 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. > 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.
> WHERE IS THE OTHER > DOLLAR?
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vdima
Age : 36
Church : ICC
Fame : 27060
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Subject: Re: guys check this out Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:10 am |
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10*3=30
30-5=25
25+3+2=30
the trick is your math is wrong dude, it all adds up to $30, there is no missing dollar!!!!!
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gene the destroyer
Age : 54
Location : west springfield<mass<eastern U.S.<north america<western hemisphere<earth<solar system<spiral of the milky way galaxy<local supercluster<universe<multiverse---infinity
Fame : 24828
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Subject: Re: guys check this out Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:32 pm |
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there is a missing dollar----this problem is a mystery for math. mathematicians have been struggling with this missing dollar phenomena since aristotle
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