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On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, judith richards wrote: > Ted has asked me to post this for him... > > Mr. Quist has repeated a very old math ( arithmetic ) problem. Let's try > it this way. The clerk has $25, the three men have $3, and the bell boy > has $ 2. This, very nicely, adds up to $ 30. Or each man put up $10 for > a total of $30. Then each man is given $1 for a total of $3. Now the > bell boy has $2. The hotel has $ 25. This again adds up $30. > Ted The people on this list aren't just wonderful persons, you're smart too. I just have to find something more sophisticated to fool you. :-) /John.