Jokes and Riddles Centre - Page 4

Kamog · #31 July 22nd, 2003, 08:08 AM

$9 per person to stay at a hotel? That's a good deal!

Nocturnal · #32 July 22nd, 2003, 08:09 AM

[edit:] Whoo, a lot of people jumped all over this one. LOL

[ July 22, 2003, 09:16: Message edited by: Nocturnal ]

Krsqk · #33 July 22nd, 2003, 08:14 AM

Oooh! Me! Me! Call on me! I know! I know! Oh, wait. We're already done with that problem.

So, why do women like shopping? Oh, yeah, this is a joke thread, not a puzzle thread.

Jack Simth · #34 July 22nd, 2003, 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by Nocturnal:
This riddle shouldn't mystify anyone who's passed grade school...

It isn't so much the math that people have trouble with, but the presentation. The problem quietly counts the belhop's cut twice, and neglects to count the rebate properly. Some people check the math, but not the logic behind it, and come up with the $29 figure again. Others do the logic and math on their own, but don't compare intermediate steps (narf's confusion as to why they don't match). Some will run it independantly and compare the intermediate steps (the two of us, apparently). I believe that is where the riddle lies, rather than in the math itself.

narf poit chez BOOM · #35 July 22nd, 2003, 09:38 AM

no-one else is going to take a stab at mine?

Jack Simth · #36 July 22nd, 2003, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
no-one else is going to take a stab at mine?

Umm, which one was yours again?

narf poit chez BOOM · #37 July 22nd, 2003, 09:42 AM

Quote:

now, what has two wings, six eyes and eight legs?

Jack Simth · #38 July 22nd, 2003, 09:52 AM

You want more?

A shapeshifter who wants to be scary.

A six-eyed eight-legged flying dragon.

Two humans on a pegasus.

[ July 22, 2003, 08:55: Message edited by: Jack Simth ]

narf poit chez BOOM · #39 July 22nd, 2003, 10:04 AM

and we're up to four answer's

*gives Jack three medals*

and, by process of elimination, eventually someone will get it.

CNCRaymond · #40 July 22nd, 2003, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nocturnal:

quote:
Originally posted by Atrocities:
Ok lets see if I can do this correctly.

3 men rent a room at a local hotel
The hotel owner charges each man $10.00 for a total of $30.00 for the night
Later the hotel owner decides to cut the men a break and gives the Bellhop $5.00 and tells him to give it to the men.
The Bellhop decides to keep $2.00 for himself and gives each man $1.00 back.
This now means that each man paid $9.00 for his part of the room. $9.00 x 3 men = $27.00 + the $2.00 the Bellhop kept comes to a grand total of $29.00. What happend to the Last $1.00?

I know the answer to this riddle so it can be answered. Have fun.

You've got the sign wrong. That should be $9*3 - the $2 squirreled by the bellhop, + $5 change = $30
Or put more logically, $25 (actual cost of the room) = $9*3 (paid by the patrons) - $2 (stolen by the bellhop)

This riddle shouldn't mystify anyone who's passed grade school...

Are you insulting him? I recall this god for saken riddle going around work for over a month before I finally took an interest in it. Some of the smartest people in my company could not figure it out and PCP figured it our in less than 30 seconds after I showed it to him. It blew everyone away including me as it took me a minute or so to figure it out.

So yes, your correct, it is a simple riddle if you know math, but most people are fooled when you ADD the $2.00 and not subtract it.

So don't go insulting the messinger for delivering the message friend!

[ July 22, 2003, 09:19: Message edited by: CNCRaymond ]