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Last week Stewart, Peter and George went into Harrison’s for breakfast on their way to Kirkistown.  They each had a large fry with a pot of tea and the bill came to £25.  Not having change, each of them handed a £10 note to the waitress.

The waitress went to the till and returned with five one pound coins.  Each of the three committee members took a pound and they left the remaining £2 as a tip.

So each diner therefore paid £9, each having handed over a ten pound note and receiving £1 back. That’s £27 they spent in total.  The waitress received a £2 tip.  That accounts for £29.  Whatever happened to the other pound?

George hasn’t slept a wink since realizing a pound is missing.  Can anyone put him out of his misery?

Mike Braithwaite
June 2014