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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
3 friends have a meal in a resturant, It comes to £25. The 3 friends pay the waiter £10 each & the waiter gives the cashier £30. The cashier hands the waiter £5 but he cant split it 3 ways so he gives them each back £1 and keeps £2 as a tip!

So they all paid £10 and got £1 back £10-£1=£9!3x£9=£27 so if they paid £27 and the waiter got £2 where did the other £1 go? £30-£1=£29

Oh i'm so confused :(

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It didn't.

    £10 per person = £30 total
    A pound back means each has paid £9 - 3x9 = £27
    £27 - £2 tip = £25 meal

    Simple. Read through it properly. :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    noog wrote:
    So they all paid £10 and got £1 back £10-£1=£9!3x£9=£27 so if they paid £27 and the waiter got £2 where did the other £1 go? £30-£1=£29

    Oh i'm so confused :(

    That's the wrong calculation. The other pound was a part of the money they paid for the meal, not the change they got back.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks, that was annoying :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The thing about posting these is that it is so easy to find the answer on google :p
  • Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    fuck off!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    this one fucks my head up. i'm really bad at maths and logic so i just go in circles until i get so confused and throw something at the wall :banghead:
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