The manager later felt like he charged them too much so he gave the bell boy $5.00 and told him to split the money w. the men. The bell boy gave each of the men back $1.00 which means they paid $27.00 and the bell boy kept the other $2.00 $27.00+$2.00 that makes $29.00.........What happened to the other dollar???
2006-06-08 07:43:56 · 15 answers · asked by brandon j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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2006-06-08 10:13:23 · update #1
No, not $27+$2.
$27-$2 = $25, which is the $30 they originally paid minus the $5 the boss gave back.
Where is the problem?
2006-06-08 07:49:35 · answer #1 · answered by Epidavros 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nothing, you are adding the wrong figures. The bell boy gave them each $1 for a total rebate of $3. They paid $27. $27 plus the $3 rebate = $30. Nothing is missing. The $2 is only what the bell boy kept.
Or if you want to use the $2 figure, it goes like this. The manager made a gross profit of $25, since he took $30 then gave $5 to the bell boy. The $27 the men paid, minus the $2 kept by the bell boy equals the manager's profit of $25.
2006-06-08 07:52:46 · answer #2 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's do it this way
Money paid by three firends = 3 * $10 = $30
Money returned to the friends = 3 * $1 = $3
Total money paid by the men = $30 - $3 = $ 27
Money kept by the manager = $25
Money kept by the bellboy = $2
So total money paid by the 3 men = Money kept by manager + money kept by the bellboyy
$27 = $25 + $2
So, nothing happened to the other dollar.
It is all about whose perspective are looking at the money with. You cannot mix the perspective of the men and the perspective of the
2006-06-08 10:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by Munir B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The manager has it. Nobody ever said the manager gave back the right amount in the first place. hmmm
Manager received 30 for payment gave back 5 bellboy has 2
therefore:
30-5= 25 manager still has 25 dollars
3 men have 3 together= 28
bellboy has 2 =30
2006-06-08 07:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by Tina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wouldn't add the amount they paid and the amount the busboy pocketed. It would be that the cash register has $25 even though the men paid $27, the $2 difference is in the busboy's pocket.
The original $30 is spread out as such: $3 back to the men, $2 to the busboy, and $25 to the cash register.
2006-06-08 07:49:41 · answer #5 · answered by tressa1220 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the bell boy gave them back a dollarx3 out of 5= 2 that the bellboy kept. that would be 27 +3=30 there was no other dollar missing. but i could be wrong but don't see how!
2006-06-08 08:00:13 · answer #6 · answered by americanmalewhite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30-5=25
25/3=8.33
8.33+1= 9.33
9.33x3= 28
28+2=30
The error in the question is the 3 men paid 25 dollars and he gave each of them a dollar back bringing it to 28 dollars not 27.
2006-06-08 07:50:30 · answer #7 · answered by sibilant_ghost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the bill came to 25.00. So the three dollars that they got back added to that is 28, not 27. Thet's where the riddle goes awry. The bell hop's two added to the 28 makes even 30.
2006-06-08 07:47:25 · answer #8 · answered by Collin R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, I have seen this already this week too. you should be trying to get to $25 by subtracting $2. After the refund the room cost was $25 not $30
What is 'Rich Dad Fan' talking about?
2006-06-08 07:46:03 · answer #9 · answered by zqizzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question has been asked about 10 times in the last week.
Yes, we all know it's a mathematical equation that doesn't work with prime numbers.
2006-06-08 07:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋