Thread: Something to help make your head explode

Originally Posted by Stubear

There is no extra dollar. What you do is take 9+9+9=27, then subtract the $2 tip, not add it on. That gives the original $25 that was paid.

So each person paid $9 (once they got their $1 change back), and the waiter got $2, which is why you take off the $2, not add it back in.

Since Stu already threw this out, I figured I'd comment that I saw it a different way. I thought of the entire bill as $27 because I included the tip in the cost of the meal. Must be cause I usually pay with my debit card, so I'm used to adding the tip to the subtotal.

I think the more important question here is did they all eat the same amount of food? If not, was the distribution of their bill equitable in relation to their incomes?

Then, I'm reminded of Mystery Men: "All I'm saying is, when we split the cheque three ways the steak eater picks the pocket of the salad man."

Just to throw something else out.

After you bright boys have figured this go to the shaving brainbuster and answer the last question. As a matter of fact answer them all and you might be the proud owner of....

Originally Posted by ndw76

I can't believe everyone figured it out so fast. This took me about six weeks to figure out. The other teachers I work with haven't figured it out either.

I hope that doesn't say something about English teachers.

Nah, it's the DNA's fault. You're wired to believe everything at first and only then discount it. So it's often quite easy to be mislead by a wrong statement.