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The Missing Pound
Three ladies go to a restaurant for a meal. They receive a bill for Ł30. They each put Ł10 on the table, which the waiter collects and takes to the till. The cashier informs the waiter that the bill should only have been for Ł25 and returns Ł5 to the waiter in Ł1 coins. On the way back to the table the waiter realises that he cannot divide the coins equally between the ladies. As they didn’t know the total of the revised bill, he decides to put Ł2 in his own pocket and give each of the ladies Ł1. Now, each of the ladies paid Ł9. Three times 9 is 27. The waiter has Ł2 in his pocket. Two plus 27 is Ł29. The ladies originally handed over Ł30. Where is the missing pound? CONTINUE

The Missing Pound

Three ladies go to a restaurant for a meal. They receive a bill for Ł30. They each put Ł10 on the table, which the waiter collects and takes to the till. The cashier informs the waiter that the bill should only have been for Ł25 and returns Ł5 to the waiter in Ł1 coins. On the way back to the table the waiter realises that he cannot divide the coins equally between the ladies. As they didn’t know the total of the revised bill, he decides to put Ł2 in his own pocket and give each of the ladies Ł1.

Now, each of the ladies paid Ł9. Three times 9 is 27. The waiter has Ł2 in his pocket. Two plus 27 is Ł29. The ladies originally handed over Ł30. Where is the missing pound?

CONTINUE

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