A Brain Teaser
- Greynomad
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A Brain Teaser
Here's one to ponder:
THIS IS AN UNUSUAL PARAGRAPH. I’m curious about just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it. You still may not find anything odd but if you work at it, you might find out. Try to do it without any coaching!
THIS IS AN UNUSUAL PARAGRAPH. I’m curious about just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it. You still may not find anything odd but if you work at it, you might find out. Try to do it without any coaching!
Regards & God bless,
Ray
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Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Re: A Brain Teaser
No indent ?
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Re: A Brain Teaser
8 short sentences in 4 lines, far too many which could have been reduced to 1 or 2.
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Re: A Brain Teaser
No idea I am zonked again
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Re: A Brain Teaser
PeterH,
Ya got it in one!
The most frequently-used letter of the English alphabet does not appear anywhere in those four sentences.
If you have a puzzle, Peter, go for it!
Ya got it in one!
The most frequently-used letter of the English alphabet does not appear anywhere in those four sentences.
If you have a puzzle, Peter, go for it!
Regards & God bless,
Ray
--
"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
--
"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Re: A Brain Teaser
Peter is a puzzle
Queen of the Banal & OT chatter and proud of it. If it offends you then tough titty titty bang bang.
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Re: A Brain Teaser
I'll put one up while Peter gets his ready.
Three friends decide to split the bill after a meal at a restaurant. The waiter says the bill is $90, so each guest pays $30.
“Later the waiter realises the bill should only be $85. To rectify this, he takes $5 from the amount to return to the group.
“On the way to the table, the waiter realises that he cannot divide the money equally. As the customers didn't know the total of the revised bill, the waiter decides to just give each of the three friends $1 and keep $2 for himself.
“Each guest got $1 back: so now each guest only paid $29; bringing the total paid to $87. The waiter has $2. $87+ $2 = $89 so, if the guests originally handed over $90, what happened to the remaining $1?”
Three friends decide to split the bill after a meal at a restaurant. The waiter says the bill is $90, so each guest pays $30.
“Later the waiter realises the bill should only be $85. To rectify this, he takes $5 from the amount to return to the group.
“On the way to the table, the waiter realises that he cannot divide the money equally. As the customers didn't know the total of the revised bill, the waiter decides to just give each of the three friends $1 and keep $2 for himself.
“Each guest got $1 back: so now each guest only paid $29; bringing the total paid to $87. The waiter has $2. $87+ $2 = $89 so, if the guests originally handed over $90, what happened to the remaining $1?”
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Re: A Brain Teaser
It must be a flaw in the way you do sums T1. $85 divided by three equals $28.33 add the one dollar returned + $ 29.33. Times 3 = $87.99 then add the $2 he tipped himself and we are only 1 cent out. Poor old Mr Turnbull missed out again. Or is that how govt do their sums anyway
Either way, there is no victim this time.
Either way, there is no victim this time.
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Re: A Brain Teaser
Yes, it is the miss direction at this point, "“Each guest got $1 back: so now each guest only paid $29; bringing the total paid to $87." The total paid was $90. $90 - $3 for the refund = $87 - the $2 pocketed by the waiter = $85, the actual total of the bill. Reversed, $85 was the bill total + $3 refunded + $2 pocketed by the waiter = $90, the amount originally received by the waiter.supersparky wrote: ↑Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:18 pm It must be a flaw in the way you do sums T1. $85 divided by three equals $28.33 add the one dollar returned + $ 29.33. Times 3 = $87.99 then add the $2 he tipped himself and we are only 1 cent out. Poor old Mr Turnbull missed out again. Or is that how govt do their sums anyway
Either way, there is no victim this time.
So who is up next?
A person may fail many times, they only become a failure when they blame someone else John Burrows
If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine. – Jim Barksdale, former Netscape CEO
If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine. – Jim Barksdale, former Netscape CEO