Three salesman check into a hotel. The desk clerk tells them the room is $30 a night.Each man gives him a $10 bill. After they've gone to their room the clerk realizes he has overcharged them,the room was only $25. So he sends the bell hop upstairs with 5 $1 bills as their change. On the way up the bellhop realizes that he can;t split the change evenly so he gives each man a $1 bill and keeps the other 2 for himself.So in the end each man paid $9 for his room and the bellhop has $2. 9 times 3 =$27 plus the bellhops $2 =$29. Where did the other dollar go?
2006-07-11 10:33:56 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
The missing dollar is in the way the question is worded.
2006-07-11 10:38:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
there is no missing dollar
the three paid $30, and the clerk gave the bell hop $5 to give back, meaning they paid 25 for the room. he gave each man $1, and kept 2 for himself.
25 for room
+3 returned
+2 stolen
=30
OR
they each paid nine for the room, and got a dollar back from the bellhop
9 x 3= 27 paid for the room
3 x 1= 3 refunded
27+3= 30
2006-07-11 10:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by vernon_j_m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no missing dollar
the three paid $30, and the clerk gave the bell hop $5 to give back, meaning they paid 25 for the room. he gave each man $1, and kept 2 for himself.
25 for room
+3 returned
+2 stolen
=30
OR
they each paid nine for the room, and got a dollar back from the bellhop
9 x 3= 27 paid for the room
3 x 1= 3 refunded
27+3= 30
2006-07-11 10:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by p-dogg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no missing dollar
the three paid $30, and the clerk gave the bell hop $5 to give back, meaning they paid 25 for the room. he gave each man $1, and kept 2 for himself.
25 for room
+3 returned
+2 stolen
=30
OR
they each paid nine for the room, and got a dollar back from the bellhop
9 x 3= 27 paid for the room
3 x 1= 3 refunded
27+3= 30
2006-07-11 10:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Gilmore♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How cares that the bell hope kept $2... They salesmen still over paid for their room, a $25 dollar room for $27 dollars?
What the manager should have done is changed each man $8.34 (because you always round up with money), Then given the bell hop 3 sets of $1.66 for the 3 men.
But that's OK the manager was fired the next day for over changing for the room anyway.
2006-07-11 10:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by boter_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't really drive you nuts.... not unless you're overthinking. lol there is no missing dollar. If the room was $25 and not $30 and the bellhop gave back a dollar each to the three men and kept the two dollars for himself which all together is five dollars.
30-25= 5 i THINK all that extra info at the end was to mess with our heads.....I THINK lol
2006-07-11 11:21:20 · answer #6 · answered by gwen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no other dollar. The three salesmen originally pay $30 and are then given $3 back, making $27. The boy then keeps $2 of those $27 leaving $25...the cost of the room.
2006-07-11 11:02:28 · answer #7 · answered by atari_girl22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they paid $25 dollars in total. they got $3 back. the bellhop has the other $2
2006-07-11 10:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by ♥michele♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they only paid $27.. the original $25 and the bell hops $2...25+2=27...plus each salesman $1 equals 30! you did your math wrong
2006-07-11 10:43:43 · answer #9 · answered by Javier C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
it all adds up, you are just using the wrong signs
they paid $25 for the room
they each paid $9
9 x 3 = 27
however the stolen 2 dollars is not added on but subtracted
27-2=$25
the amount they paid for the room
2006-07-11 10:59:12 · answer #10 · answered by mvp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it did a few months ago when someone told me this and wouldnt tell me the answer but i went online and figured it out ,wikipidia.com so ha cant bother ma no more
, there is no missing dollar. Simply put, people get confused between the $3 returned to the ladies and the $2 in the waiter's pocket.
2006-07-11 10:41:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋