dragonfly January 17, 2007 Share dragonfly Member January 17, 2007 Here's a much more easy (and fun) math riddle for y'all! Three men on a business trip needed a hotel room for the night. When they arrive at the hotel, the manager charged them $30 for a room for the 3 of them to share. So they each gave the manager $10 for a total of $30. Later, the manager realized he had overcharged them by $5 since rooms were only $25, and so he gives $5 to the bellhop to give to the men. On his way, the bellhop decides that since you cant split $5 three ways equally, he'll take out $2 and keep it for himself, returning only $3 to the men. Now, each men had paid $10, minus the $1 they each got back, making a total of $9 each. But 3x9=27, plus the $2 the bellhop kept makes $29. Where did the extra dollar go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX January 17, 2007 Share NOFX Member January 17, 2007 I remember this one, but I don't remember the answer.... hang on a sec... oh ok... I see now, you added the two dollars the bellhop took rather than subtracting it when trying to account for all the money. you said 3x9 = $27, the bellhop took $2, which is a total of 29. it should be like this... 3x9 = $27. the bellhop took two, which accounts for all $25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox January 17, 2007 Share appalachian_fox Member January 17, 2007 Math is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Soapdish January 17, 2007 Share Nick Soapdish Member January 17, 2007 try this one: solve X'x+Y'y=0 get to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly January 17, 2007 Author Share dragonfly Member January 17, 2007 If you mean X prime times x plus Y prime times y, where each X,x,Y and y are all different variables then there is an infinite amount of solutions. Set x and y to zero, and no matter what you put for X' or Y' you get zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator January 18, 2007 Share Xterminator Member January 18, 2007 Here's a much more easy (and fun) math riddle for y'all! Three men on a business trip needed a hotel room for the night. When they arrive at the hotel, the manager charged them $30 for a room for the 3 of them to share. So they each gave the manager $10 for a total of $30. Later, the manager realized he had overcharged them by $5 since rooms were only $25, and so he gives $5 to the bellhop to give to the men. On his way, the bellhop decides that since you cant split $5 three ways equally, he'll take out $2 and keep it for himself, returning only $3 to the men. Now, each men had paid $10, minus the $1 they each got back, making a total of $9 each. But 3x9=27, plus the $2 the bellhop kept makes $29. Where did the extra dollar go? bah that's simple....Houdini's got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly January 18, 2007 Author Share dragonfly Member January 18, 2007 Told ya it was easier! I'll find another one for another day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JackieChan February 10, 2007 Share JackieChan GC Alumni February 10, 2007 you're bad at relationships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly February 10, 2007 Author Share dragonfly Member February 10, 2007 From what I hear, guys have trouble finding sin(<3), ie they're blind to when i happens to them. Ha, nice Jackie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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