How much deposit is in the four garbage bags?

Customer reveals amount to the cent

Created: 2022-11-18 13:56

Deposit bottles are hidden in these four garbage bags - what value could they possibly have?

© Screenshot Twitter @GeneralQuack_

On Thursday, a diligent deposit collector shared his "loot" on Twitter - and in the end solved the mystery of how much deposit was in the four bags.

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This is a popular brain teaser that recruiters like to use during job interviews to test a candidate's logical thinking skills.

What is interesting is not necessarily the result, but above all the way to get there.

In the end, however, no exact solution awaits the applicants in the Smart example, only the assessment of their solution approach.

The situation is different with a Twitter post from Thursday: How many returnable bottles fit into four garbage bags – and how much money could there be for it?

The answer is clear.

Riddle: How many returnable bottles fit in these garbage bags?

Collecting deposits is not only good for the environment, but also for your wallet.

A Twitter user shared a picture of his "loot" on Twitter on Thursday: four garbage bags full of deposits.

Recruiters would probably sense a guessing task in this: how many returnable bottles fit in four garbage bags?

The question of whether the bottles are reusable or non-returnable is relevant for the solution.

Because there is a refund of 15 cents for reusable plastic bottles and 25 cents for disposable PET bottles.

Were there maybe cans in the bags that are smaller in volume than bottles?

Dissolution: The deposit collector received this amount back

At the end, the deposit collector also revealed the amount he had received back.

Accordingly, 172 disposable cans and 83 disposable bottles were in the bags - worth 63.75 euros.

“Shop and get 50 euros back.

Gladly again!” wrote the user, who had apparently made a purchase in the course of returning his deposit.

It was not known whether the deposit collector entered his total of 255 bottles and cans individually by hand or at a deposit machine that took back 100 bottles at once.