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Posted by Stan(PA) on December 12, 2005 at 10:08:33 from (69.166.61.166):
In Reply to: Re: one more brain twister posted by Keith-OR on December 12, 2005 at 07:41:18:
Maybe I wasn"t clear... Each man paid $9, BECAUSE each man got $1 back. The original $30 is the $9 each man paid, PLUS the $1 each got back. 27+3 still equals 30! The $2 the bellhop kept came from a $5 discount, in which case each man would have paid $8.33 (actually 8 dollars and 33 1/3 cents). Then it would be 25+5=30. It"s quite simple, and there is nothing wrong with my math, well, at least not this time :)
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