Question 930550

Golden rule!  Keep track of the money. The waiter puts RM30 in the cash register.  He then takes RM5 out of the cash register leaving RM25 in the cash register.  The waiter takes RM2 of the RM5 leaving RM3 to distribute to the three men.  Now where are the RM's??  RM25 in the cash register; RM2 in the waiters pocket and RM3 distributed to the three men which adds up to RM30 as it should. From the restaurant's viewpoint, the three men paid RM25--not RM27.

Hope this helps--ptaylor