Can You Give A Logical Conclusion For This Puzzle?
Three friends go to a shop to buy kercheifs, they spend 30 $, for it. The shopkeeper gives them back $ 5 to them, in turn they give $2 to the office boy. My question is how much does each person spent on kercheifs. Those who try to give silly answers need not answer loll
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There are assumptions that must be made as the facts are not clear in the purchase of the kerchiefs which leads to assumptions. Given the missing factors there are two different scenarios of the kerchiefs purchase.
Scenarios Assumptions of Unknown variable factors:
1) The three friends make a group or joint purchase of Kerchiefs,
Or
2) The three friends make three individual purchases of kerchiefs.
To establish the facts of the purchase of kerchiefs:
A) The kerchiefs have an acquisition cost of $25.
B) The $2 given to the office boy is not a factor related to the acquisition cost of the kerchiefs. This is an unrelated and separate cost related to the kerchiefs acquisition and is not a factor in the purchase of the kerchiefs. It is a separate expenditure aside from the purchase of kerchiefs.
C) The purchase of kerchiefs is made in either scenario with $30 given to the shopkeeper for the acquisition of kerchiefs either as a group or as three individual purchases each of which is transacted with $30 being given to the shopkeeper.
Scenarios analysis:
Scenario 1) Group or Joint Purchase of Kerchiefs
If the purchase is a group or joint purchase then the assumption is that each friend contributed $10 to make a group purchase of kerchiefs that have an acquisition cost of $25. The $2 that is given to the office boy is a separate expenditure and unrelated to the acquisition cost to purchase the kerchiefs. This is the trick. The kerchiefs acquisition cost to purchase is $25! The $2 has nothing to do with the acquisition cost to purchase kerchiefs. As such the cost to each friend for the group purchase of kerchiefs is $25/3= $8.33 for 2 friends and $8.34 for one friend for a total of $25 being spent on the kerchiefs.
Scenario 2) Three Individual Purchases of Kerchiefs
2) If on the other hand the kerchiefs are purchased by each friend separately then the three friends each spent $25 to acquire the kerchiefs for a total of $75 ($25*.3). Again the $2 that is given to the office boy is not a factor in the purchase of kerchiefs and is a separate expenditure unrelated to the cost to acquire the kerchiefs.Thus each person spent $25 on kerchiefs.
Scenarios Assumptions of Unknown variable factors:
1) The three friends make a group or joint purchase of Kerchiefs,
Or
2) The three friends make three individual purchases of kerchiefs.
To establish the facts of the purchase of kerchiefs:
A) The kerchiefs have an acquisition cost of $25.
B) The $2 given to the office boy is not a factor related to the acquisition cost of the kerchiefs. This is an unrelated and separate cost related to the kerchiefs acquisition and is not a factor in the purchase of the kerchiefs. It is a separate expenditure aside from the purchase of kerchiefs.
C) The purchase of kerchiefs is made in either scenario with $30 given to the shopkeeper for the acquisition of kerchiefs either as a group or as three individual purchases each of which is transacted with $30 being given to the shopkeeper.
Scenarios analysis:
Scenario 1) Group or Joint Purchase of Kerchiefs
If the purchase is a group or joint purchase then the assumption is that each friend contributed $10 to make a group purchase of kerchiefs that have an acquisition cost of $25. The $2 that is given to the office boy is a separate expenditure and unrelated to the acquisition cost to purchase the kerchiefs. This is the trick. The kerchiefs acquisition cost to purchase is $25! The $2 has nothing to do with the acquisition cost to purchase kerchiefs. As such the cost to each friend for the group purchase of kerchiefs is $25/3= $8.33 for 2 friends and $8.34 for one friend for a total of $25 being spent on the kerchiefs.
Scenario 2) Three Individual Purchases of Kerchiefs
2) If on the other hand the kerchiefs are purchased by each friend separately then the three friends each spent $25 to acquire the kerchiefs for a total of $75 ($25*.3). Again the $2 that is given to the office boy is not a factor in the purchase of kerchiefs and is a separate expenditure unrelated to the cost to acquire the kerchiefs.Thus each person spent $25 on kerchiefs.
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Then the whole 3 kerchiefs costed $27 and $2 tip total is 29$ , then what happened to 1$
OK then take it like this they spent approx 9.33$ each. Lol Don't trick me any further this is a very old and popular Maths puzzle which I forgot. Remember I warned you from putting me in the tricks I am terrible with tricks(remember thumb question). :-)
Ok, then the whole 3 kerchiefs costed $27 and $2 tip total is 29$ , then what happened to 1$
15 what, you are not being clear on this comment. If your question was, they spent a total of $30.00 between them then the answer is correct. If you really meant to say that they spent $30.00 EACH, then that changes the question. Which is it?
The best way to put it is:
The 2$ tip is a part of 27$ that the 3 friends actually spent.
Therefore the shopkeeper actually returned 3$ to the friends.
The 3 friends spent 9$ each.
9$ x 3 = 27$. 27$ + 3$ (that they actually got back) = 30$.
Wonderful Puzzle. :)
The 2$ tip is a part of 27$ that the 3 friends actually spent.
Therefore the shopkeeper actually returned 3$ to the friends.
The 3 friends spent 9$ each.
9$ x 3 = 27$. 27$ + 3$ (that they actually got back) = 30$.
Wonderful Puzzle. :)
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But idk..whats the answer?
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