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Subject: Re: Merry Christmas and A New Year Puzzle & a bottle of wine

Author:
Mackie Sia

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Date Posted: 19:41:41 12/23/11 Fri
Author Host/IP: CPE-58-175-169-4.cqul1.win.bigpond.net.au/58.175.169.4
In reply to: HSS 's message, "Re: Merry Christmas and A New Year Puzzle & a bottle of wine" on 16:28:17 12/23/11 Fri

>>>>Merry Christmas and New Year to All Apeks and their
>>>>families!
>>>
>>>Three men went to a hotel to share a room.
>>>The clerk asked for $300.
>>>Each man paid $100 - making up the $300.
>>>
>>>The Hotelkeeper then decided to allow a discount for
>>>the day, charging only $250 for the room.
>>>He told the clerk to return $50 to the three men.
>>>
>>>The clerk pocketed $20 for himself.
>>>He gave the remaining $30 back to the three men.
>>>Each man took back $10.
>>>Therefore, each man paid $100 - $10 = $90 to the
>>hotel.
>>>
>>>$90 x 3 = $270 + the clerk's $20 = $290.
>>>
>>>Question: Where has the remaining $10 gone?
>>>
>>>
>>>First correct answer wins a bottle of fine wine.
>>>The next puzzle is "when is the Captain going to
>>>collect the wine from Sydney"?
>
>
>OK! Let's analyse this problem from a legal viewpoint,
>by reckoning:
>
>1.Who wants what?
>
>2.Who got what?
>
>3. How much legal fees will the market bear?
>
>Hotel man wanted RM250 and he got RM250.
>The three men got RM10 X 3 = RM30.00
>The crook got RM20. Altogether comes to RM300, where
>got some more money left?
>
>The lawyer thought, 'Since I might not be paid legal
>fees why not settle for a bottle of wine?
>
>So Captain, do you know where to deliver the wine?
>
>HSS

Hi guys,
Looks like this to me :
$90x3-$20=$270-$20=$250 ( Amount received by hotelkeeper)
And $270+30=$300 Ok $250+$30+$20=$300
This is after half a bottle of Chris Ringland Shiraz 2009,
Barossa Valley . Good drop with 16.8 % ALC by volume. High
ALC for Red Wine.
Cheers,
Mackie Sia

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