Riddle
Riddle
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 15:19:58 -0500
Three friends go to a bar for a drink. They order a bottle of
champagne from the assistant who brings it to them and charges
$30. They each pay him $10. When the owner of the bar returns, the
assistant tells him he didn't know how much to charge for the
champagne (a brand they hardly ever sell) and that he has charged
them $30. The owner says this is too much - it should have cost $25
and tells him to give them $5 back. The assistant takes 5 one dollar
coins from the till and realizing he can't divide the $5 evenly among
three people gives each person $1 back and puts the other $2 in his
pocket.
Now, each person paid $9 for their share of the champagne 3x$9 = $27
plus the $2 the assistant put in his pocket makes $29. Where is the
missing dollar?
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