A, B, and C had to pay the room rent, Rs. 75. They share 25 Rs. each and assigns the job of payment to D. Mr. D takes the money to the owner who gives a discount of Rs 5. Happy, Mr. D had a tea for Rs. 2 and gave the balance money of Rs. 3 to A, B, and C. Per head expense for A,B, and C thn is 25-1= 24, ryt ? 24x3= 72. Add to that Rs. 2 for the tea. 72+2= 74. Where did the balance Rs. 1 go ?
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Sunshine
(Helping All)
(10575 Points)
Replied 09 June 2011
nope...the formatting of the question is such that it puzzles u...
see...the 72 Rs. expense is correct (24 per head)...but it includes the rs. 2 paid for tea...per head expense without tea will be 70/3..not 72/3..and
A,B and C got 1 Re. each back...so 72+ 3 = 75
CA ADITYA SHARMA
(CA IN PRACTICE )
(16719 Points)
Replied 09 June 2011
in this total 75 ruppes was given to d.
where D have got a discount of rs. 5 which should be returned to A<B AND c equally i.e 1.67 rupees
hence per head cost should be 25-1.67 = 23.33 rupees
in this case D HAVE DRINK THE CUP of tea which COST AB AND C less discount of .67 rupees per head
hence per head cost increased to 24= 23.33+.67 rupees
Vijay
(Adamo Studio)
(2112 Points)
Replied 11 June 2011
| Originally posted by : Sunshine... | ||
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nope...the formatting of the question is such that it puzzles u... see...the 72 Rs. expense is correct (24 per head)...but it includes the rs. 2 paid for tea...per head expense without tea will be 70/3..not 72/3..and A,B and C got 1 Re. each back...so 72+ 3 = 75 |
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thats my point 2rs already included in 72
Dheeraj
(Learner)
(1100 Points)
Replied 11 June 2011
He He, there was a discount of Rs.5/- and after calculating 72 (correct expense), you are adding Rs.2/- for tea, which is incorrect and confusing part pf this puzzle, you have to add discount, not the expense... i.e Rs.3/- not Rs.2/-
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