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Nothing you can do with math applies after reading this. I think that all
structural calculations I have ever done are now invalid because of
the flawed system. The world is about to end!
Three guys in a hotel call room service and order two large Pizzas.
The delivery boy brings them up with a bill for exactly $30.00.
Each guy gives him a $10.00 bill, and he leaves. That's fact!
When he hands the $30.00 to the cashier, he is told a mistake was
made.
The bill was only $25.00, not $30.00.
The cashier gives the delivery boy five $1.00 bills and tells him to
take it back to the 3 guys who ordered the pizza. That's fact!
On the way back to their room, the delivery boy has a thought. These
guys did not give him a tip.
He figures that since there is no way to split $5.00 evenly three ways
anyhow, he will keep two dollars for himself and give them back three
dollars. OK! So far so good!
He knocks on the door and one fellow answers. He explains about a mix
up in the bill, and hands the guy the three dollars, and then departs with
his two-dollar tip in his pocket. Now the fun begins!
Remember $30-$25=$5 Right? $5-$3=$2 Right? So what's the problem?
All is well, right? Not quite!!
Answer this: Each of the three guys originally gave $10.00 each. They
each got back $1.00 in change. That means they paid $9.00 each, which times
three is $27.00. The delivery boy kept $2.00 for a tip. $27.00 plus $2.00
equals $29.00. Where the heck is the other dollar?
structural calculations I have ever done are now invalid because of
the flawed system. The world is about to end!
Three guys in a hotel call room service and order two large Pizzas.
The delivery boy brings them up with a bill for exactly $30.00.
Each guy gives him a $10.00 bill, and he leaves. That's fact!
When he hands the $30.00 to the cashier, he is told a mistake was
made.
The bill was only $25.00, not $30.00.
The cashier gives the delivery boy five $1.00 bills and tells him to
take it back to the 3 guys who ordered the pizza. That's fact!
On the way back to their room, the delivery boy has a thought. These
guys did not give him a tip.
He figures that since there is no way to split $5.00 evenly three ways
anyhow, he will keep two dollars for himself and give them back three
dollars. OK! So far so good!
He knocks on the door and one fellow answers. He explains about a mix
up in the bill, and hands the guy the three dollars, and then departs with
his two-dollar tip in his pocket. Now the fun begins!
Remember $30-$25=$5 Right? $5-$3=$2 Right? So what's the problem?
All is well, right? Not quite!!
Answer this: Each of the three guys originally gave $10.00 each. They
each got back $1.00 in change. That means they paid $9.00 each, which times
three is $27.00. The delivery boy kept $2.00 for a tip. $27.00 plus $2.00
equals $29.00. Where the heck is the other dollar?
