Subject	Here's how I would explain it:
Posted by	Marshall on January 16, 2004 at 5:20 PM
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In Reply To	Brain Teaser Sorta Z Related... posted by Atti2de on January 16, 2004 at 03:16 PM
Message	Forget the overcharging mistake, that's meaningless to the end result and is only meant to confuse you. In the end, each girl paid $9 out of their pockets. That is $27 put into the overall system. The bellboy took $2, and the hotel took $25.
Follow Ups	Brain Teaser Sorta Z Related... - Atti2de 15:16:31 01/16/04 havent seen you for a while dude. are u bk in SAT? (n/m) - Carlo$-91NA-2+2-5$p 15:17:55 01/16/04 yup in San Antonio, for now... (n/m) - Atti2de 15:19:52 01/16/04 just saw your prof, u still in SD. (n/m) - Carlo$-91NA-2+2-5$p 15:19:14 01/16/04 Ever heard of a thing called......email????? (n/m) - Dave N 15:40:48 01/16/04 Yes, why don't you use it? :) (n/m) - Atti2de 15:52:55 01/16/04 taxes (n/m) - genic 15:20:31 01/16/04 the bell boy stole that xtra buck to fund his TT swap :) (n/m) - mxsprocket1(TT motor?) 15:21:44 01/16/04 WTF your math is wrong - Tennyson (ATL) 15:21:49 01/16/04 thats not what hes talking about.. - teebo123 15:23:26 01/16/04 wrong - Tennyson (ATL) 15:24:45 01/16/04 no... the bellboy's $2 come from the girls' $27 (n/m) - AztecTT 15:24:59 01/16/04 I thought I would never see this again... - teebo123 15:22:01 01/16/04 $2 is not supposed to be added to $27 - AztecTT 15:22:14 01/16/04 part of the girl's $9 each went to the bellboy - CarlCuro 15:34:50 01/16/04 Got another one for you guys... - AztecTT 15:35:21 01/16/04 Re: Got another one for you guys... - aZinAZoo 15:37:04 01/16/04 This would be 18. (n/m) - zxjpmzx 15:38:35 01/16/04 Yeah, to YOU maybe...not to me. (n/m) - aZinAZoo 15:40:17 01/16/04 Yeah, to me any anybody who knows anthing about - zxjpmzx 15:44:47 01/16/04 Sorry I made a mistake on my first post - AztecTT 15:39:10 01/16/04 Re: Sorry I made a mistake on my first post - aZinAZoo 15:47:10 01/16/04 you used 5 numbers =P (n/m) - AztecTT 15:53:22 01/16/04 But you didnt use the right numbers (n/m) - therinL 15:39:26 01/16/04 5(5- 1/5) = 24 (n/m) - therinL 15:43:56 01/16/04 that's pretty fast! =) (n/m) - AztecTT 15:46:02 01/16/04 =) I mus thave checked it like 5 times before I posted it - therinL 15:47:45 01/16/04 i was wrong again. good thing i'm not an accountant. (n/m) - aZinAZoo 15:56:01 01/16/04 It says a lot when we admit our mistakes...and we all make - zxjpmzx 16:00:06 01/16/04 Where's the plus? - Sportzcoop 19:07:18 01/16/04 You don't have to use all + - x and / (n/m) - AztecTT 02:11:38 01/17/04 no (n/m) - genic 15:46:09 01/16/04 correct! The universal mathematical solution. (n/m) - aZinAZoo 16:01:28 01/16/04 Its all a trick of wording - D-JAY 15:38:58 01/16/04 I do have to very hard ones of my own, - D-JAY 15:47:32 01/16/04 First one: 31131211131221 (n/m) - therinL 15:49:58 01/16/04 Wups, made 1 too many iterations: - therinL 16:06:17 01/16/04 very good once again - D-JAY 16:24:48 01/16/04 Ive seen that one but: - therinL 18:21:59 01/16/04 2nd one, two answers (kind of): - therinL 15:54:58 01/16/04 No! 8) - D-JAY 16:17:21 01/16/04 Geometrically: - therinL 18:26:26 01/16/04 How do you figure one paid 10? They each paid 10 - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 16:40:20 01/16/04 Your reasoning is incorrect. - Marshall 17:26:01 01/16/04 this is stupid, it took me an hour to explain this to... - TagZ 15:49:50 01/16/04 If the bellboy pockets $2, then the room really cost $27 - CaptK(ATL) 16:20:38 01/16/04 Classic accounting riddle. The $27 includes the - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 16:22:25 01/16/04 Here's how I would explain it: - Marshall 17:20:04 01/16/04
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