The Disappearing Dollar

XR6-VCT-2000 · 08-03-2007, 08:29 AM

This is just a bit of an old brain teaser / sort of. An old greek bloke told it to me years ago and i have been trying to remember it since, it just happened to pop back in my head yesterday. lol

Some of you older guys/gals might already know this one, or know of a similar version, here goes ..........

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3 men go out for pizzas, each of the men throw in $10 to pay for them (total of $30)
They pay the waiter, the waiter puts $2 in his pocket as a person tip to himself.
The waiter also gives the men $1 change back each.

So in total the men payed $27 for the pizzas ($9 each) + the $2 in the waiters pocket = $29 ......... Where's the other dollar !!!!! ????? lol

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Working it out different ways it is possible to find the missing dollar, just mentioned the above way it sorta screws things up . An old one but a good one imo .lol. cheers.

robs_ls1 · 08-03-2007, 09:00 AM

$30 - $2 - ($1 x 3) = $25

$25 + $2 = $27 (or 3 x $9)

**Raptor** · 08-03-2007, 09:01 AM

What missing dollar?

The men pay $27 for the pizzas ($9 each) MINUS the $2 in the waiters pocket = $25

The pizza cost $25

Deadman · 08-03-2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Raptor

What missing dollar?

The men pay $27 for the pizzas ($9 each) MINUS the $2 in the waiters pocket = $25

The pizza cost $25

Yeah, that's exactly what I thought. How can they pay $27 for the pizzas if they paid $27 total and the waiter took a $2 tip...

Are you sure that's how it's suppose to be told?

XR6-VCT-2000 · 08-03-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor

What missing dollar?

The men pay $27 for the pizzas ($9 each) MINUS the $2 in the waiters pocket = $25

The pizza cost $25

hahaha , yes as i mentioned it can be worked out right different ways , but the way it mentioned can throw some people off.

And as rob_ls1 wrote , there is also a few other combo's of working it out which can thow it out of whack even more / more missing / it can = those amounts too. Just depends which way you read it or look at it , some pople fall for it when read the above way ;) .

ON_DUBS · 08-03-2007, 09:21 AM

those men are stupid, pizzas are $4.95 unlimited at Dominoes

robs_ls1 · 08-03-2007, 09:57 AM

Try this one:

There are 7 days in a week, and 52 weeks per year, agreed?

Well, 7 x 52 = 364, but everyone knows that a year is 365 days! What happened to the missing day? It's even worse in a leap year. We lose 2 days there!

Bax · 08-03-2007, 10:25 AM

Who cares! I want Pizza. The day that goes missing should be today, so I can go home.

Powdered Toast Man · 08-03-2007, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robs_ls1

Try this one:

There are 7 days in a week, and 52 weeks per year, agreed?

Well, 7 x 52 = 364, but everyone knows that a year is 365 days! What happened to the missing day? It's even worse in a leap year. We lose 2 days there!

There is 52 weeks and 1 day in a year = 365 days and 52 weeks and 2 days in a leap year. This year the 1st of January was a Monday, next year its a Tuesday. I guess we use 52 weeks as a nice round figure.

Actually there is 365.25 days a year and because we cant have a quater of a day on a calender we have leap years. ;)

I guess if you really get down to it the earth rotates 365.25 times on its axis every time it rotates once around the sun.

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Deadman · 08-03-2007, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by V8GLI

I guess if you really get down to it the earth rotates 365.25 times on its axis every time it rotates once around the sun.

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264.2525 is the idea (I believe) Leap Years were based around. As leap years occur 97 out of 400 years (not once every 4 years).

(However there are 8765.81277 hours in one year so really, the earth rotates 365.24217791666666667 (or so) times on it's axis each year. - or is that where Leap Seconds come in to it?? Bah, it's all to damn complicated!! :P)

Blue Oval Mopar Man · 08-03-2007, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robs_ls1

Try this one:

There are 7 days in a week, and 52 weeks per year, agreed?

Well, 7 x 52 = 364, but everyone knows that a year is 365 days! What happened to the missing day? It's even worse in a leap year. We lose 2 days there!

It was sold on ebay !

SirJuggsalot · 08-03-2007, 05:36 PM

hmmm Pizza

**Fordman1** · 08-03-2007, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

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So in total the men payed $27 for the pizzas ($9 each) + the $2 in the waiters pocket = $29 ......... Where's the other dollar !!!!! ????? lol

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In the pinball machine at the Pizza shop.....he, he.

**Full Noise** · 08-03-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FAIRMONT4.0

those men are stupid, pizzas are $4.95 unlimited at Dominoes

Dominos…

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You would get more nutrition out of eating the box. It would probably taste better as well.

DivHunter · 08-03-2007, 07:30 PM

Used pizza boxes are an excellent source of cheese.

Cruise · 08-03-2007, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadman

264.2525 is the idea (I believe) Leap Years were based around. As leap years occur 97 out of 400 years (not once every 4 years).

(However there are 8765.81277 hours in one year so really, the earth rotates 365.24217791666666667 (or so) times on it's axis each year. - or is that where Leap Seconds come in to it?? Bah, it's all to damn complicated!! :P)

Exactally the answer

AU2PWR · 08-03-2007, 08:50 PM

How Much Wood could a woodchuck Chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ?

Why is it when you snap a Stick in half you get 2 Sticks , but when you snap a $100 bill in half , you dont get 2 x $100s

[Tonko] · 08-03-2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FAIRMONT4.0

those men are stupid, pizzas are $4.95 unlimited at Dominoes

Yeah, but ever heard the saying 'you get what you pay for?'
id rather pay the $13 for a decent pizza than eat the crap they throw on the dodgy 'bases' and throw in the microwave

AU2PWR · 08-03-2007, 08:54 PM

the Pizzas at Topolinos on Fitzroy St are $23dollars and there medium ,

or Crowns Pizzahead has them for $4.50 a Slice (1/4) American Sizes

YuGoStaR · 08-03-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Fairmont99

Used pizza boxes are an excellent source of cheese.

The Simpsons rule.

uranium_death · 08-03-2007, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AU2PWR

How Much Wood could a woodchuck Chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ?

Why is it when you snap a Stick in half you get 2 Sticks , but when you snap a $100 bill in half , you dont get 2 x $100s

Because a $100 dollar note is not a stick.

Also, the sticks are reduced in size. You don't get two of what you had. You get 2 X 1/2 of what you had. So you still have the original stick. It is just in 2 pieces that put together, will equal the once whole stick.

Icky Wicky Oop Oop, Dum Dee Shimmy Shoop Shoop.

coupdy do · 09-03-2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor

What missing dollar?

The men pay $27 for the pizzas ($9 each) MINUS the $2 in the waiters pocket = $25

The pizza cost $25

Exactly the pizzas were $8.33 each no missing dollar this is for people whose maths is FLOORED

Powdered Toast Man · 09-03-2007, 01:35 PM

But where's the missing cent?

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Grum · 09-03-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by robs_ls1

Try this one:

There are 7 days in a week, and 52 weeks per year, agreed?

Well, 7 x 52 = 364, but everyone knows that a year is 365 days! What happened to the missing day? It's even worse in a leap year. We lose 2 days there!

If you think about this theory that basically every year we get an extra day. Isn’t a locical explanation for all the elnino’ bull5it that the scientists come up with to say that because we get an extra day the seasons (which are based on 3 monthly quarters) are pushed back 1 day each calendar year. So after 185 yrs the seasons would be 6 months out of alignment (185 extra days). Since we haven’t really been keeping records much longer than 200 years it’s easily explained that the seasons are just completely jumbled up? This isn’t even taking into account the leap years!

GXL078 · 09-03-2007, 01:54 PM

Tonight is pizza night for me, I can taste it already after reading this thread. Pizza Hut with a voucher $4.95 each. Last friday were the best we have tasted.

I don't really get the point of the above "story". The pizzas cost $25 as already stated, how can anyone be made to think otherwise??, its pretty clear: $30 - $2 -$3 =$25!!!

I miss the Gourmet Pizza Kitchen at Lalor Park. Chicken, king prawns and sweet chilli sauce (a.k.a. The Byron Bay)......Cost a bit more but worth it. Now they have dodgy PEDRO's Pizza there, from $4.95 for a pizza with nothing on it.

Worst pizza experience (but NOT the worst pizza) I ever had was in Genoa in Italy. I ordered "pizza al mare" (seafood pizza) and they put a can of tuna on it, that was the seafood, not happy.

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Originally Posted by AU2PWR

the Pizzas at Topolinos on Fitzroy St are $23dollars and there medium ,

Up there with the BEST pizzas anywhere. Topolino means "little mouse", apparently.

HLC · 09-03-2007, 02:33 PM

the other day, i tripped over a piecost.

GRNKPR · 09-03-2007, 02:41 PM

the only thing missing is the point

GRNKPR · 09-03-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

the other day, i tripped over a piecost.

a piecost F##K all if you pinch it

HLC · 09-03-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

a piecost F##K all if you pinch it

HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

farah9 · 09-03-2007, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by xcgxl

Tonight is pizza night for me, I can taste it already after reading this thread. Pizza Hut with a voucher $4.95 each. Last friday were the best we have tasted.

I don't really get the point of the above "story". The pizzas cost $25 as already stated, how can anyone be made to think otherwise??, its pretty clear: $30 - $2 -$3 =$25!!!

I miss the Gourmet Pizza Kitchen at Lalor Park. Chicken, king prawns and sweet chilli sauce (a.k.a. The Byron Bay)......Cost a bit more but worth it. Now they have dodgy PEDRO's Pizza there, from $4.95 for a pizza with nothing on it.

Worst pizza experience (but NOT the worst pizza) I ever had was in Genoa in Italy. I ordered "pizza al mare" (seafood pizza) and they put a can of tuna on it, that was the seafood, not happy.

Up there with the BEST pizzas anywhere. Topolino means "little mouse", apparently.

Lalor park, Are you talking about the pizza shop on freeman st, They had the best pizzas.