The manager charges them $30. They each pay $10, and go up to room. The manager decides he overcharged them, and sends the bellboy to the room to give them $5 back. The bellboy is angry because he didn't get a tip, so he keeps $2, and gives each guy back $1. So...each guy paid $10, but got $1 back. $9 x 3 is $27, plus $2 for the bellboy. Where did the other dollar go???
2006-08-06 15:47:22 · 18 answers · asked by klarf 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
why would you say that they each payed 9 when they payed less then that to the hotel
they paid 25 all together not 27
so add the 25 the hotel got to the 5 the hotel gave back. theres your thirty.
it doesnt work out because you said each guy paid $10 minus one, which is true in their own sense, but in actuallity didn't happen. the guys paid $8.33333333 each, multiplied by 3 is 25. plus the three they got and the two the bellboy got makes 30
it didn't work earlier because you added the refunded 3 twice (adding 6) then subtracted 2 (making the added amount 4) when it should have been 5 by adding the 3 once and adding the 2
2006-08-06 16:52:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's actually the problem of dealing with negative numbers.
It should read: 9x3=27, LESS $2 for the bellboy = $25, which is what was actually due ($30 paid less refund of $5).
2006-08-06 15:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by girlnblack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You copy it from one of the people here didn't you? Anyways the answer is nowhere. 30-5=25
25-2=3
25-3=2
25+3+2=30
2006-08-06 16:00:50 · answer #3 · answered by *fallenangel* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no more dollar
3+2=5+25=30
2006-08-06 16:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Alexia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no missing dollar
30 to start with
5 back which leaves 25 to the hotel
bell boy 2
guests 3
3+2+25=30
see problems solved
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2006-08-06 15:55:32 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ The One You Love To Hate♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stole it the first time that riddle was told and now I have over 65 million dollars in a Swiss bank account.
2006-08-06 15:54:08 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to the bellboy ? he kept it for himself or it was the exact ammount there was no dollar =]
2006-08-06 15:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thirty dollars is all there. the dollar gets lost in the telling of the story.
2006-08-06 15:54:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some wanderer in the halls, on the 3rd floor.
2006-08-06 15:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was no dollar everything was paid for exactly. i dont want to type it all out
or the bell boy had it.
i forgot about this one
2006-08-06 15:51:39 · answer #10 · answered by Mango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋