3 guys go to a hotel to escape the storm outside. The desk clerk tells them that it'll be $30 for the night. They each pay him $10 and go to their room. He then realizes that the rate is $25 not $30 and sends the bellhop to their room with a $5 bill to give them their change. On the way the bellhop realizes that they would never be able to split a $5 bill evenly, so takes five singles from his own pocket, gives them each a dollar and keeps $2 for a tip. Since they each got a dollar back that means they only paid $9 instead of $10. 9x3=$27, plus the bellhop's $2 tip =$29. What happened to the other dollar?
2006-06-08 12:03:11 · 20 answers · asked by Willie P 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
a. bellhop took it
b. it was a tip to the hotel
2006-06-08 13:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by Soccer rox! 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is wrong thinking. It's 9 times three which equals twenty seven MINUS the two dollars that the bell hop got which equals 25. They paid a total of nine dollars each. 25 for the room and two for the bell hop. So together they paid a total of 27 and each got one dollar back to equal 9 dollars each. They got three dollars back after paying thirty. It all adds up.
that last part, 9x3 plus two is not what happened, that's why it doesn't add up.
2006-06-08 12:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They each paid $9, therefore total paid is $27, but since the room only costs $25, theres the $2 tip given to to the belhop.
Hence the total is not $29, its only $27.
2006-06-08 13:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by Mezee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-14 09:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by reneau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Room = 25
Refund = 03
Bellhop = 02
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Total = 30
Very Simple,Why would it drive you Crazy ?
2006-06-08 13:35:39 · answer #5 · answered by trebor2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They only should have paid 8.33(25 divided by 3) each not 9 but if you dont think too hard thats really baffling esp when you point out the maths
2006-06-08 16:07:05 · answer #6 · answered by tish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've hear this one many times. I still haven't figured it out. I think it's just the order of operations that makes it confusing.
2006-06-08 12:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by SpideR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, one fact: Each person has to pay $30.00, and each person paid only $10.00 each. Nice riddle :(
2006-06-08 12:38:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dollar was change back to the three guys.
2006-06-08 12:09:58 · answer #9 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was kind of funny who told you that joke?
2006-06-09 00:17:10 · answer #10 · answered by friends_np_pencil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋