I read this brain teaser in a magazine recently, and I found it very interesting. Good for a brain exercise on a Thursday morning, so I’m going to share it with you now.
Let me know if you have the answer. Enjoy!
Three aunties go to a nearby coffee shop. They order breakfast sets that cost them $15. They each contribute $5 when the waiter collects money from them.
The coffee shop owner, who is friends with the aunties, asks the waiter to return them $5. In need of cash, the waiter decides to give them $1 each and pockets the remaining $2.
So, do you get the picture here? And now, the question comes…
If each of the auntie effectively paid $4, their total amount would be $12. Add the $2 that the dishonest waiter pocketed and you have a total of $14.
Where has the other $1 gone from the original $15?
Let’s think!
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auntie get back $1 each x 3 = $3
auntie paid $4 each x 3 = $12
Waiter pocketed $2
Owner keep $15 – $5 = $10
So there is no $1 or money gone at all
Hope I dun confuse you further
Hi Josy,
You r right. That’s the correct answer.
The owner gets $10 plus the $2 pocketed by the waiter = total $12
Three aunties paid $4 each = total $12
There is no missing $1. 🙂