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3 brothers pool thier money together to buy a £30 game.  After they bought the game the manager informed the shop clerk who sold it to them that the price of the game had gone down to £26.  So the clerk thinks that he cant give the boys £4 because its unfair so he keeps a pound for himself and gives them a pound each.  The boys spent £9 each in total.  9x3=27 plus the £3 they got back from the clerk is £30 plus the £1 the clerk kept = £31.  The game was only £30 to begin with so where did the extra pound come from?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

they  paid a net of 27=9x3 pounds only.26 pounds for the game and 1 pound stayed with the clerk.No confusion. they paid 30pounds ,to begin with
30=26+1+3.

Name · Answer

If the game cost Â£26, the boys would have spent Â£8 2/3 pounds each, and received Â£3 pounds back, which would have added up to Â£29, and since the clerk kept a Â£, that would add up to Â£30, not Â£31. It's meant to trick you.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm assuming each boy had 10 pounds to buy the game. So 30 pounds was given for the game. When they found out the game was only 26 pounds , 4 pounds was separated so that 1 pound was given to each boy and 1 pound to the clerk. yes, the boys ended up spending 9 pounds each making it 27 pounds  spent. but the game was only 26 pounds . so the clerk kept that pound.
26 pounds was paid for the game. the boys were left with 3 pounds. and the clerk had 1 pound.
26 + 1 + 3 = 30

Pi R Squared · Answer

Hi,

The boys only spent Â£27 total when you realize they paid Â£26 for a game plus theÂ£1 the crooked clerk stole. Over and above that, there was only the other Â£3 that the clerk returned to the boys. So the "extra" Â£1 is really a misdirection, implying a Â£27 charge for the game.

I hope that helps!! :-)

elltea · Answer

the boys spent 8 an 2/3 each for the game the game was 26 not 9 x 3 = 27  theres you extra pound

Anonymous · Answer

There is no extra pound

It's just a play on words - and an old one at that


The brothers paid 27 pound for a 26 pound game. The clerk keeps the extra pound

2plus3 · Answer

by giving them a pound back each the boys believe the game was 27 each, where it was only 26. the extra pound the shop clerk keeps, and no one is any wiser.

Anonymous · Answer

the supposed extra pound is the difference between the cost of the game Â£26 and the price they paid Â£ 27
they only got Â£3 change instead of four  so the sums add up fine

willow · Answer

It cost 26 but they paid 27. They paid him a pound too much, there wasn't 31 only 30

? · Answer

They did not spent Â£9 each to begin with they spent Â£8.66 each. multiply that by 3=Â£25.999 rounded to Â£26. plus Â£1 ach = Â£29 plus pound in shop managers pocket =Â£30

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