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flonnebonne ([personal profile] flonnebonne) wrote2010-03-13 12:22 pm
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My friend was able to figure this riddle out but I wasn't :(

Math-like riddle time!

Three women go into a hotel and ask for a room to share. The receptionist tells them it will cost 30,000 yen, so the women pay 10,000 yen each.

After the women have gone to their room, the receptionist suddenly remembers that the hotel has a winter special on right now, so the room should cost only 25,000 yen. He calls a bell-hop, gives him 5000 yen, and tells him to bring it to the customers.

However, on the way upstairs the bell-hop sneakily decides to pocket 2000 yen for himself. When he gets to the customers' room he gives them only 3000 yen. So each woman ends up getting 1000 yen back.

Let's think about this. Each customer originally paid 10,000 yen and got 1000 back, so they each paid 9000 yen. Additionally, the bell-hop took 2000 yen for himself.

9000 x 3 = 27,000.

27,000 + 2000 = 29,000.

But the three women originally paid 30,000 yen! Where did the extra 1000 yen go?


(This was a riddle from my Japanese class, which had nothing to do with Japanese and everything to do with our teacher wanting us to figure out the answer for her.)
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[personal profile] lucathia 2010-03-13 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
That's quite some riddle! This was fun to think about.
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[personal profile] februaryfour 2010-03-13 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Edit: Never mind, figured it out!
Edited 2010-03-14 15:24 (UTC)

[identity profile] wednesdayschild.livejournal.com 2010-03-13 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Took me a few minutes of going 'wtf' before I saw it XD

[identity profile] juin.livejournal.com 2010-03-14 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
I... don't get it.

Re: FINALLY, someone other than me who didn't get it.

[identity profile] juin.livejournal.com 2010-03-15 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I think I kind of worked that out (after I posted my comment XD) but then it still didn't seem right to me?

...Okay, and now that I've thought about it a while it does make sense. LOL?

Deleted the comment ... XD

[identity profile] murinae.livejournal.com 2010-03-14 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oops, I deleted my comment because, well, I realized people might want to figure this out on their own without me blabbling my mouth off. *Blush* Sorry about that!!! But it was an awesome problem! :)

-muri