July 22nd, 2003, 08:17 AM
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Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
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Originally posted by Nocturnal:
This riddle shouldn't mystify anyone who's passed grade school...
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It isn't so much the math that people have trouble with, but the presentation. The problem quietly counts the belhop's cut twice, and neglects to count the rebate properly. Some people check the math, but not the logic behind it, and come up with the $29 figure again. Others do the logic and math on their own, but don't compare intermediate steps (narf's confusion as to why they don't match). Some will run it independantly and compare the intermediate steps (the two of us, apparently). I believe that is where the riddle lies, rather than in the math itself.
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Of course, by the time I finish this post, it will already be obsolete. C'est la vie.
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