Puzzle IQ Test: Where is the 1 Rupee?
Three friends went Grocery Shopping. The bill was Rs 75/-
Each One contributed Rs.25/-.
The Assistant took the bill to the cashier.
The cashier was happy & decided to give them a discount of Rs 5/- & asked the Assistant to return them Rs.5/-.
Now the Assistant was confused. How to distribute Rs 5 among 3 persons?
He kept Rs 2 in his pocket & gave one rupee to each one of the 3 persons.
So initially each one had contributed Rs.25. Now as they are given 1 rupee back, their contribution reduces to Rs 24.
They all contributed Rs 24 -- that is 24x3=72 & 2 rupees are in the Assistantpocket.
The total becomes 74. But they had paid Rs 75.
Where is the remaining 1 rupee?
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Answer:
You’re supposed to subtract the Assistant Rs.2, not add it to the Rs.72. This is because the Rs.5 discount is spread out, and that’s why you subtract it. Let me break it down for you:
The original bill was Rs.75 for the three of them, but after a Rs.5 discount, the final bill becomes Rs.70.
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Initial Bill: Rs.75
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Final Bill: Rs.70
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Discount: Rs.5 (Rs.2 with the Assistant and Rs.3 with the three men)
Now, the three men were supposed to pay only Rs.70 in total, but they ended up paying Rs.72. This means someone else must have taken the Rs.2, and in this case, it was the Assistant .
That’s why instead of adding the Rs.2 to the Rs.72, you should subtract it, making the total Rs.70. The key is to account for the full Rs 5 discount, which totals up correctly when you subtract the Rs.2 from the Rs.72.
