Comments on: The Missing Dollar http://blog.fourpettys.com/2009/09/27/the-missing-dollar/ Controversial and Exclusive! ('cos that makes it better) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Darin http://blog.fourpettys.com/2009/09/27/the-missing-dollar/#comment-1170 Darin Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:52:19 +0000 http://blog.fourpettys.com/2009/09/27/the-missing-dollar/#comment-1170 I found this updated version of the same riddle. This one bypasses most of the difficulties of the traditional version: The Waiter Three men in a cafe order a meal the total cost of which is $15. They each contribute $5. The waiter takes the money to the chef who recognizes the three as friends and asks the waiter to return $5 to the men. The waiter is not only poor at mathematics but dishonest and instead of going to the trouble of splitting the $5 between the three he simply gives them $1 each and pockets the remaining $2 for himself. Now, each of the men effectively paid $4, the total paid is therefore $12. Add the $2 in the waiters pocket and this comes to $14.....where has the other $1 gone from the original $15? I found this updated version of the same riddle. This one bypasses most of the difficulties of the traditional version:

The Waiter

Three men in a cafe order a meal the total cost of which is $15. They each contribute $5. The waiter takes the money to the chef who recognizes the three as friends and asks the waiter to return $5 to the men.

The waiter is not only poor at mathematics but dishonest and instead of going to the trouble of splitting the $5 between the three he simply gives them $1 each and pockets the remaining $2 for himself.

Now, each of the men effectively paid $4, the total paid is therefore $12. Add the $2 in the waiters pocket and this comes to $14…..where has the other $1 gone from the original $15?

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