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the_almighty_spehornoob
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NEW ONE:
Three men get a room in a hotel (which we can only assume leads to a night of sweaty, gay man-love). They are charged $30, and each man pays $10.
Later, the clerk realizes that he made a mistake and that the room only cost $25. He gives an orderly $5 and tells him to refund the money to the men.
The orderly, being a giant douche, decides that, since $5 cannot be divided evenly among three men, he is going to pocket $2 and refund each man one dollar each.
Thus, with the refund, each man payed $9 total for the room.
BUT WAIT!
9(dollars per man) X 3(men) = $27 (dollars total)
Adding the two dollars that the orderly pocketed, that brings the total amount of money to $29.
What the fuck happened to the last dollar?
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Mr. Bomberman
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the_almighty_spehornoob
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GPFontaine
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Total = $30
Rebate = -$5
Total = $25
Guy Keeps = $2
Guy Gives Back = $3
Original Total - Guy Gives Back = $27
Divided per person = $27 / 3 = $9
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Tyop
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| the_almighty_spehornoob wrote: |
9(dollars per man) X 3(men) = $27 (dollars total)
Adding the two dollars that the orderly pocketed, that brings the total amount of money to $29. |
You have to substract the two dollars, not add them. It's a simple sign mistake hidden by obfuscating language.
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Quantinuum
Title: Mathematician
Joined: Jun 19 2008
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First of all, I would like to comment on how the three guys actually paid $27 when the room was $25, they got ripped off.
Anyway, they have paid the hotel $27 (3 times $9). The hotel receives $25 and $2 is kept by the douche. $27 = $27, there is no missing dollar. You just made a trick question.
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Dr. Jeebus
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I first heard that stupid thing about the hotel when I was like 8, and even then I could see right through it. You didn't break math. Anyone who is confused by that is too stupid to realize that you're doing math incorrectly.
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Quantinuum
Title: Mathematician
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Any more questions that are more challenging the_almighty_spehornoob?
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Nekkoru
Title: Polish Pickle Wench
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I discovered this on a math test today. I don't know if I'm correct, but apparently, 1/4 equals 2.
See, 1/4 = (2^2)^-1 because whenever you're exponenting by a negative value, you make a reciprocal (n^-x = x/n)
Whenever you're exponenting an exponent, you add the two exponents together, like so: 2^(2+[-1]). 2+(-1) = 2 - 1 = 1. 2^1 = 2.
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Quantinuum
Title: Mathematician
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| Nekkoru wrote: |
I discovered this on a math test today. I don't know if I'm correct, but apparently, 1/4 equals 2.
See, 1/4 = (2^2)^-1 because whenever you're exponenting by a negative value, you make a reciprocal (n^-x = x/n)
Whenever you're exponenting an exponent, you add the two exponents together, like so: 2^(2+[-1]). 2+(-1) = 2 - 1 = 1. 2^1 = 2. |
Well actually, the exponents add when there base numbers are multiplied. For example,
(a^b) * (a^c) = a^(b + c)
In your case you are "exponenting an exponent" which means you multiply the exponents. For example,
(a^b)^c = a^bc
So therefore,
1/4 = (2^2)^-1
= (2^(2 * -1))
= 2^-2
= 1/4
I hope that clears that up.
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Nekkoru
Title: Polish Pickle Wench
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Ack. Then my search of new mathematical oddities CONTINUES!
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the_almighty_spehornoob
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| Quantinuum wrote: |
| Any more questions that are more challenging the_almighty_spehornoob? |
If I hear any, I'll post them. I love these things.
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scamrock
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| the_almighty_spehornoob wrote: |
NEW ONE:
Three men get a room in a hotel (which we can only assume leads to a night of sweaty, gay man-love). They are charged $30, and each man pays $10.
Later, the clerk realizes that he made a mistake and that the room only cost $25. He gives an orderly $5 and tells him to refund the money to the men.
The orderly, being a giant douche, decides that, since $5 cannot be divided evenly among three men, he is going to pocket $2 and refund each man one dollar each.
Thus, with the refund, each man payed $9 total for the room.
BUT WAIT!
9(dollars per man) X 3(men) = $27 (dollars total)
Adding the two dollars that the orderly pocketed, that brings the total amount of money to $29.
What the fuck happened to the last dollar? |
I'm just kind of curious. Did you find this on the intenet, did somebody tell it to you, or did you came up with it on your own?
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the_almighty_spehornoob
Joined: Sep 22 2008
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| scamrock wrote: |
| the_almighty_spehornoob wrote: |
NEW ONE:
Three men get a room in a hotel (which we can only assume leads to a night of sweaty, gay man-love). They are charged $30, and each man pays $10.
Later, the clerk realizes that he made a mistake and that the room only cost $25. He gives an orderly $5 and tells him to refund the money to the men.
The orderly, being a giant douche, decides that, since $5 cannot be divided evenly among three men, he is going to pocket $2 and refund each man one dollar each.
Thus, with the refund, each man payed $9 total for the room.
BUT WAIT!
9(dollars per man) X 3(men) = $27 (dollars total)
Adding the two dollars that the orderly pocketed, that brings the total amount of money to $29.
What the fuck happened to the last dollar? |
I'm just kind of curious. Did you find this on the intenet, did somebody tell it to you, or did you came up with it on your own? |
My cousin told it to me. I don't know where he heard it.
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