Math quiz?

Question

3 travelers shared a hotel room, and paid $10 each. $10x 3 =$30, after they went to their room the manager decided to give them a $5 discount and sent it to them via the bell hop. Since 5 cannot be divided equally by 3, the bell hop decided to keep $2 for himself and gave each of them $1, reducing their cost to $9 each. 3X$9=$27+$2 for the bell hop = $29. where's the other $1?

Answer 1

actually after taking 5 dollars from al of them they are left with
8.3 each and when you give back a dollar to each its 9.3 each

when you multiply by 3 its 28 plus the 2 stolen dollars becomes 30.
so there is no missing dollar.

Answer 2

If this question is being asked from the perspective of the bell hop then the $2 dollars is in his deep pocket, and we are only dealing with the $3 discount he is allowing each guest. So then it is 3x9=$27 + $3 = $30.

However, no hotel I have ever been in would give away $5 before the guests actually pay the bill! Unless they paid in advance. Usually, the discount is done on paper, on the bill, when the guest is paying when leaving.

Answer 3

There is no other dollar. The $5 that was taken away reduced their price to $25. So the men got $1 each and the bellhop got the other $2. So, 25+1+1+1+2=30. The men each paid approximately $8.33. You need a math lesson, buddy.

Answer 4

Lol everyone just took the fun out of that by being all technical

Answer 5

You know, ive heard this somewhere and Ive never been able to figure it out! If you dont mind would you email me the answer?

Answer 6

You must do Orders of Operation.
Parenthesis
Exponets
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

You do the math.

Answer 7

It's already been asked and answered.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvpkrOmATaXplUbwy1IQZJzsy6IX?qid=20060614111114AAHsoNF