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# I heard the all bought a £10 drink.
Which the barman told them was £10, but another member of staff saw him, and demanded he refunded the group.
He'd overcharged them by £5, so gave back £1 each to the group and pocketed £2.

So each fruit/veg has paid £9, plus the £2 in the barman's pocket.

Where has that extra pound gone?
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 21:55, archived)
# Inflation
They should have received a refund of £1.66 and 6 recurring change - which times 3 = £5.00 = which is (£1 x 3) + £2 ergo no missing pound.
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 21:56, archived)
# Down the drain . . .
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 21:58, archived)
# up your arse?
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 21:59, archived)
# If you want to give my arse a pound, i'll be more than happy to accept ;)
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 22:00, archived)
# SEVEN
SEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

plus 2 equals 9 you twonk

err
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 22:00, archived)
# (9x3=27)+2=29, and the original amount was 30.
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 22:04, archived)
# erm.. still in the till?
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 22:07, archived)
# Oh
this is the inflation version.

10-3=7+2=9 was what I heard in the dim and distant past

anyway, i have to get a fox, a chicken and sack of corn over a river so bye!
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 22:08, archived)
# your 2's on the wrong side of the equation
30 - 5 = 25 = 9x3 - 2

alternatively

30 = 3x9 (paid) + 5 (refunded) - 2 (swiped)
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 22:14, archived)