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Chris Cross's Dead Donkey
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Chris Cross went to the Buymenot Barn to buy a donkey. He looked and looked until he finally found the one which he wanted costing $500. The stable owner, Scammin' Sam, however, was not ready to take Chris's word and demanded that Chris paid $100 in advance for the donkey. After thinking for a while, Chris agreed to do so.
When Chris went back the next day, he found that the donkey he liked was dead. He asked Scammin' Sam for his money back but was told that it had already been used.
A quick thinker, Chris made a deal with Sam. He said that he would keep the donkey but would not pay the $400 which was left in his payment. Sam readily agreed with this thinking that he was giving someone a dead donkey for $100- not a bad deal for him.
Inquisitive, Sam asked Chris what he was going to do with the dead donkey and was told that Chris was about to raffle it off for $5 per ticket. That made Sam extremely amused. He asked, "I thought that you were a dumb one when you gave me money for a dead donkey. Now you're telling me that you're going to raffle it off. I don't know of anybody who wouldn't complain getting a dead donkey as a prize!"
Chris, however, replied that this wouldn't be a problem for him. What was his plan?
When Chris went back the next day, he found that the donkey he liked was dead. He asked Scammin' Sam for his money back but was told that it had already been used.
A quick thinker, Chris made a deal with Sam. He said that he would keep the donkey but would not pay the $400 which was left in his payment. Sam readily agreed with this thinking that he was giving someone a dead donkey for $100- not a bad deal for him.
Inquisitive, Sam asked Chris what he was going to do with the dead donkey and was told that Chris was about to raffle it off for $5 per ticket. That made Sam extremely amused. He asked, "I thought that you were a dumb one when you gave me money for a dead donkey. Now you're telling me that you're going to raffle it off. I don't know of anybody who wouldn't complain getting a dead donkey as a prize!"
Chris, however, replied that this wouldn't be a problem for him. What was his plan?
Answer
Chris raffled the donkey and 160 people bought tickets. Thus, he received $800 dollars from this. The only person who found out that the donkey was dead was the person who won. Chris gave that person $100 to keep this a secret. So, the person earned $95 if you subtract the ticket price, and Chris ended up earning $600.Note: How much he raffled it off for does not make a difference. The basic answer is the same.
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Interesting. Some people are SOOOOOO clever!
Got some part and lost some part !!
Putting it for raffle acquiring more money than he gave behind the donkey was what i thought....
Putting it for raffle acquiring more money than he gave behind the donkey was what i thought....
This is a great teaser.. tho u can tell along wat lines the answer will be ... Great fun 2
Do you read the beano by any chance?
Thanks everyone! I am really glad you like it!
this brain teaser was ok i hated it though it is actually pretty dang stupid
I still don't get it sry
I wonder if the Raffle Winner did with the dead donkey. Reraffled it?
You have way too much time on your hands
Maybe he ate it!
So that's how you flog a dead horse...
good for him, but mad that the stable owner still made $100 on a dead donkey.....
This was a great one! LOVED IT!
Thanks, Sword of Fury.
Thanks, Sword of Fury.
wow very confusing but i liked it it was how you say......amusing? nice job!
Hah! That's great. I should try that some time
hah. scammin sam is a loser!!
Why would you keep your mouth shut if you were expecting a donkey worth $500 but instead were given $100. The correct answer is, with the $800 from the tickets you buy a new donkey ($500) and give it to the winner. You now have $300 which leaves you with a profit of $200 after paying for he dead donkey.
Thanks for reminding me of this very,vveeeerrryyy old joke.
The classic punch line goes , "The winner said 'What am I supposed to do with a dead donkey?' I agreed, so I gave him his $5 back."
The classic punch line goes , "The winner said 'What am I supposed to do with a dead donkey?' I agreed, so I gave him his $5 back."
In the answer, you spelled Chris as "Chis." DUH
Mar 09, 2007
wouldn't he have $700...?
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