Eyefusion,

Humor khoi kaha gayo! Yo thread ko gist ho humor! fun! By adding Venn Diagram, I wanted to add one more confusion.

P(A) = 27 (actual amount paid by these 3 people)

P(B) = 2 (second part of the main question: account keeps this money)

P(AB) = 2 (the money kept by accountant is already a part of P(A)

P (A OR B: amount paid / kept) = 27 + 2- 2 = 27.

The original question had $29 after distributing $1 to each of the 3 guys. So, question was on that excess $2 if you look from $27, and missing $1 if you look from $30 (assuming that you forgot returned amount).

It is again like a motorbike riding ant hits a tree, then a listener is asked what happened to the ant?  Listeners got puzzled, and asks a question back to story teller, because the story teller has already puzzled you with silly / funny answers, so the listener does not want to be fool again.

The answer is: Ant had a helmet..... Don't try to be rational in an irrational question.

I know one of my "friend" here used to tell such funny jokes on ant including this mathmatical question. These Qs are designed to have fun, but Timi ta malai gali galouse po garna kasiyou ta. Thulai shor ma.

Kasto rish uthya hola ta: Yastari sarpna thaleko: Lou hera ta.... "You arrogantly announce  "Learn Venn Diagram" in the first sentence of your response, and then  you don't follow up your answer clearly. ....."

Jai hos timro. Timro kalyan hosh. Santi milos, sukh milos, ani yo winter vacation / semester break (if you have) ramro sanga bitos. Feri malai gali nagar la,  babu raja.

GP