💡 The Mystery of the Missing Euro: a Logic Puzzle to Train Your Brain
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Three friends go out one evening for an aperitif.
The bill comes to €30, so each one pays €10.
The waiter, hearing that they find it a bit expensive, asks the manager for a small discount of €5.
He returns with five €1 coins. Each friend takes €1 back and they leave €2 as a tip.
Outside the café, they start doing the math:
“We each spent €9, so that’s €27 in total, plus €2 for the tip makes €29… but the bill was €30! Where did the missing euro go?” 🤔
A classic math riddle that twists logic and challenges the brain!
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✅ The Solution to the Puzzle
The missing euro didn’t go anywhere.
The riddle is intentionally written to mislead you.
The €27 the friends paid is divided as follows:
€25 to the café manager (the discounted bill)
€2 as the waiter’s tip.
You shouldn’t add the €2 to €27 — you should subtract it to get back to the €25 actually owed.
It’s just a clever play on words… and a perfect reminder of how logic puzzles help us think more clearly and creatively.
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