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[BalDeagle]

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is $25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totalling $27. The bellboy has $2, totalling $29. Where is the missing $1?

 

P.S. If you work it out don't post the answer for a while just to annoy folk for a bit longer.

Nige

[chaos901]

There isn't a dollar missing, it is all there.  Just don't get confused by the misdirection.  Very clever problem.

[Gone Fishin']

Nice little brain teaser ;-)

[Hoist!]

C'mon Nige, enough with that English Math. If they gave him 30, and have 5 coming back, they gave 25. 25/3 = 8.333 each + 1 back each = 9.333 paid by each x 3 people = 28 + the 2 the bellboy kept = 30. I better do the math when you come here. I have a feeiling I'll be spending more than you on dinner otherwise! My Math usually has me paying nothing at all! Hoist!

[RJ749]

C'mon Nige, enough with that English Math. If they gave him 30, and have 5 coming back, they gave 25. 25/3 = 8.333 each + 1 back each = 9.333 paid by each x 3 people = 28 + the 2 the bellboy kept = 30. I better do the math when you come here. I have a feeiling I'll be spending more than you on dinner otherwise! My Math usually has me paying nothing at all! Hoist!

Hoist, he needs a ponzi game on the corner.

[BalDeagle]

C'mon Nige, enough with that English Math. If they gave him 30, and have 5 coming back, they gave 25. 25/3 = 8.333 each + 1 back each = 9.333 paid by each x 3 people = 28 + the 2 the bellboy kept = 30. I better do the math when you come here. I have a feeiling I'll be spending more than you on dinner otherwise! My Math usually has me paying nothing at all! Hoist!

Howie - if thats an example of NY Math then I can see me and Jan having a cheap holiday ! 

Nige

[tompen]

The $9.00 each guest finally paid includes the $2.00 the Bell Boy kept. Can't add it in again.
Manager $25.00
Guests     $3.00  (3 x $1.00 ea.)
Bell Boy    $2.00
Total      $30.00

[SPIDERMAN]

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is $25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totalling $27. The bellboy has $2, totalling $29. Where is the missing $1?

 

P.S. If you work it out don't post the answer for a while just to annoy folk for a bit longer.

Nige

No wonder you Brits count in pounds and shillings, you got no cents 

B B

[SBB]

BB

You are crazy!

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    B

[SPIDERMAN]

BB

You are crazy!

S
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    B

And I'm in good company here now aren't I Chip ole buddy ?

B B

[BalDeagle]

No wonder you Brits count in pounds and shillings, you got no cents 

B B

Now BB you are showing you're age ole buddy. We ain't had no shillings here for 36 years - even the Austrians have gotten rid of theirs.

We are now Pounds and Pence people.

But you're right that we ain't got no cents 

Nige

[cigarmike]

After reading this thread, I now have One Headache squared x3 divided by 2

[ccr]

The IRS taxed the extra....................


 

[UltraPolecat]

The IRS taxed the extra....................


 

Indeed. The ^%$#%$^ taketh all. . .

[SPIDERMAN]

" there's a hole in Daddy's arm, where all the money goes - - -
And Jesus Christ died for nothin I suppose "