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 2006-01-02, 15:31 #1 Numbers     Jun 2005 Near Beetlegeuse 22·97 Posts Airport Check-in TravisT made a point about most people here having seen a lot of puzzles before, and they are looking for something with an extra slant to them. Okay, try this. A passenger is going on holiday, and gets to the airport with 5 bags weighing: 3.4, 4, 12.2, 14.8 and 18.8kg. She is allowed to take 20kg checked-in, plus one bag of no more than 7kg as onboard luggage. After that she has to pay the excess baggage fee which is calculated at the following rates: 1-10kg extra = $10 11-15kg extra =$20 16-20kg extra = $50 21-25kg extra =$80 26-30kg extra = $120 She has already tried getting rid of shoes, she pulled out one pair which saved her 1.3kg, but she really wants to take the other four pairs on holiday with her. She also tried chatting up a couple of guys to see if they would take her extra bags as their onboard luggage, with no success. What does she do? 2006-01-02, 20:17 #2 tha Dec 2002 11·73 Posts Quote:  Originally Posted by Numbers What does she do? Could you be more specific in what you want us to come up with, and what we are allowed to do in obtaining an answer?  2006-01-02, 21:39 #3 thechickenman Nov 2005 South Carolina 4D16 Posts Simple answer. Hands over 80 bucks for fees. 2006-01-02, 23:46 #4 Numbers Jun 2005 Near Beetlegeuse 22×97 Posts Quote:  Originally Posted by thechickenman Hands over 80 bucks for fees As the question was posed as Quote:  Originally Posted by Numbers something with an extra slant to [it] Do you really think that the Quote:  Originally Posted by thechickenman Simple answer Is what I'm looking for? Try to be a bit more imaginative. p.s. I'm not suggesting you should go to work with no socks on.  2006-01-04, 17:54 #5 tom11784 Aug 2003 Upstate NY, USA 2×163 Posts EDIT: On second thought I will spoilerize my possibly illegal attempt: 1) Check-in the 18.8kg bag, 12.2kg, and 3.4kg bags (paying$20 for excess weight) 2) Carry-on the 4kg bag 3) Pay 'someone' $30 to check in the 14.8kg bag (so 'someone' makes$10 or more if they are not already in excess of their check-in) Our person now only pays $50 Last fiddled with by tom11784 on 2006-01-04 at 17:56  2006-01-04, 18:16 #6 Numbers Jun 2005 Near Beetlegeuse 22×97 Posts Not the answer I had in mind, but it's hard to find fault with this. Except that in today's increased security you would be hard pressed to find someone to check your bag as if it were their own. So, now our traveller only pays$50 for excess baggage. Can anyone think of a cheaper option?
 2006-01-04, 20:03 #7 smh     "Sander" Oct 2002 52.345322,5.52471 29·41 Posts After she takes out here shoes, she devides the lugage in such a way that she carries 17 Kg on board luggage, for which she has to pay $10 (payed at the gate?). For the remaining 14.9 Kg she pays$20 when checking in. Last fiddled with by smh on 2006-01-04 at 20:04
 2006-01-04, 23:58 #8 Numbers     Jun 2005 Near Beetlegeuse 22·97 Posts I've never actually had my carry-on weighed, so I don't know how they could check that she had to pay $10 for hers. If she was honest and admitted it they would probably tell her that she was only allowed 7kg and anything else had to be checked-in. If she kept quiet about it she might even get away with it without paying the$10. You're also being a bit fast and loose with this "rearranges her baggage in such a way" stuff. But hey, we're only talking about 0.5kg, a couple of towels or something, and in desperation she is a little less picky about how she does her packing. So okay, she does this. Now we're down to $30. She's saved$50 already just by thinking about it. But is there a cheaper option?
 2006-01-06, 16:29 #9 Greenbank     Jul 2005 18216 Posts Answer in spoiler tags please....
2006-01-06, 16:55   #10
Numbers

Jun 2005
Near Beetlegeuse

22×97 Posts

Quote:
Sorry.

If a mod could amend that I would be grateful.

 2006-01-06, 17:02 #11 Greenbank     Jul 2005 2×193 Posts No, I was asking for the answer since it's been bugging me too long. :-) You can PM it to me instead, that would save people the need for will power...

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