so whos clever then

zippy656 · 29-05-2009, 19:19

Just thought I would drop this in before getting some shut eye!
Guy is working for three old ladies that live together ,they decide they need a new iron as Mabel blew the old one up last Monday(long story!).
They found one down the road for £30,they each give him a tenner and ask him to buy it for them.
On arriving at the shop he finds the iron is now £25,so thinks I will give each of them a £1 back and keep the other £2.Easy
But they have now only paid £9 each and as 3x9 is 27 and he has £2 , so what happened to the last £1

Horrible feeling wont understand the answer

29-05-2009, 19:54

they paid £8.33 and 1/3 of a penny each for iron Thats the £25.00

he gave them back £1 each from the £5 change so that left him with £2.00

29-05-2009, 19:19	#1
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,137	so whos clever then Just thought I would drop this in before getting some shut eye! Guy is working for three old ladies that live together ,they decide they need a new iron as Mabel blew the old one up last Monday(long story!). They found one down the road for £30,they each give him a tenner and ask him to buy it for them. On arriving at the shop he finds the iron is now £25,so thinks I will give each of them a £1 back and keep the other £2.Easy But they have now only paid £9 each and as 3x9 is 27 and he has £2 , so what happened to the last £1 Horrible feeling wont understand the answer

29-05-2009, 19:54	#2
Darwin Guest Posts: n/a	they paid £8.33 and 1/3 of a penny each for iron Thats the £25.00 he gave them back £1 each from the £5 change so that left him with £2.00