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Old 06-04-2009, 11:06 AM   #66
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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis View Post
The $25 bill equals ~$8.33 per person.

This leaves $5 out of $30.

The waiter takes $2.

He gives each person $1 in change.

Each person paid ~$9.33 not $9.00.

The group paid $28.00.

That extra dollar was found in bath math fantasyland.
Other way around 3x10=30, 30-3=27=3x9. The 2 is the difference between the 25 billed and the 27 paid.
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