The Book of Mystery! Classic puzzles with a magic twist!
The Book of Mystery!
These brain-teasers have been around for years!
That's because they're so tricky! You might see the
answer right away...then again, you might not!
If you'd like an explanation, feel free to e-mail me and
I'll send you the details so you can sound clever to your friends!
Seven Magicians went to a Magic Convention. When
they got to their hotel, they found a mistake had been made and only
SIX rooms were available! This was a problem because each magician
wanted a room of his and her own.
The hotel manager thought about it a minute and said, "I
know what to do! It's time for some magic of my own!"
She took two of the men and put them in
Room 1, saying it was for only a few minutes. She placed the
third magician in Room 2, the fourth magician
went into Room 3 (where she loved the view!) The fifth
magician went into Room 4 and the sixth magician went
into Room 5.
She then returned to Room 1 and took the seventh
man and placed him in Room 6. Thus, each magician ended up in a room of
his and her own!
Follow the numbers and they seem to work out, but 7
Magicians in 6 rooms?!
The next day, three of the magicians went to lunch
together at the hotel restaurant. They had a nice meal and, when they
finished, the price (including a tip) came to exactly $30.
They laughed and said, "That makes it easy!" Each
magician gave the waiter a ten dollar bill.
($10 + $10 + $10 = $30)
At the cash register, the waiter met the hotel manager. She said, "I
know those magicians! They did some tricks for us at breakfast. They were
so nice, I want to do them a favor. Let's make their lunch bill only $25!"
She gave the waiter five one dollar bills and sent him back.
On the way back to their table, the waiter (who wasn't an
honest person) decided to keep $2. He thanked the magicians for the tricks
they did that morning and gave them each $1 back.
That meant each magician paid $9. ($9 + $9 + $9 = $27)
The waiter kept $2. ($27 + $2 = $29)
Wait a minute! We started with $30 and we end up with $29?!
If these seem confusing, you're right!
Try them on your friends and see what they think.
If you need some clues, e-mail me!
puzzles@JerrysMagic.com
More to come soon!
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