Help again please !
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Four friends a b c and d have lunch together.
Although each eats a differently priced snack, they share the bill equally.
Yesterday this resulted in A paying £1 less than the cost of his snack, B paying £3 more, C £4 less and D paid £4
What was the actual price of the snack that each friend ordered.
Answers really welcome...
Many thanks in advance
Four friends a b c and d have lunch together.
Although each eats a differently priced snack, they share the bill equally.
Yesterday this resulted in A paying £1 less than the cost of his snack, B paying £3 more, C £4 less and D paid £4
What was the actual price of the snack that each friend ordered.
Answers really welcome...
Many thanks in advance
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Cost of snacks as follows:
A's cost £5
B £1
C £6
D £4
A's cost £5
B £1
C £6
D £4
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Doesn't quite work - if D pays £4 (which must be the price of his snack and the mean of the prices) - how come C's snack was £6 and he paid £4 less which would have been £2 not the £4 he paid..
have we got all the info here?
agreed total should be £16
have we got all the info here?
agreed total should be £16
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You're right - I was trying to delete my post - sorry, I have given wrong answer . Will try again.
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Unless I've had a glass of vino too many, this just cannot work can it?
We know that they all paid £4 because D paid £4 and they shared the bill equally, but as Herman says, it doesn't work.
We know that they all paid £4 because D paid £4 and they shared the bill equally, but as Herman says, it doesn't work.
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I do hope you can work it out - my brain has given up and I must go to bed. Still not sure if we have the right info here...
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Herman I'm just laughing to myself because you and I are the only saddo s on here, trying to work out the impossible
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D paid £4, and the question says they all paid £4.
So A 's snack cost £5 - as they paid £1 less than the cost of the snack
B's snack cost £1, as they paid £3 more than the cost of the snack
C's snack cost £8, as they paid £4 less than the cost of the snack
Total bill was 4 lots of £4 which is £16. So D's snack cost £16 - £5 - £1 - £8 -------- which is £2.
So A 's snack cost £5 - as they paid £1 less than the cost of the snack
B's snack cost £1, as they paid £3 more than the cost of the snack
C's snack cost £8, as they paid £4 less than the cost of the snack
Total bill was 4 lots of £4 which is £16. So D's snack cost £16 - £5 - £1 - £8 -------- which is £2.
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Oh dear just read the bit about saddos. Must go and dismantle the Christmas tree.
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Thank you Mystery!!
Solved - though bit of an odd question.
Think KC and I will stick to the vino..... until the next puzzle anyway!
Solved - though bit of an odd question.
Think KC and I will stick to the vino..... until the next puzzle anyway!