Three men checked into a hotel room for which they paid £30. The next day, the manager glanced at the records and realised that the men had been overcharged. She gave the porter £5 to return to the three men. On the way to their room the porter decided to keep £2 fo himself, and give each of the three men one pound. The three men had now paid £9 each, or a total £27. This plus the £2 the bellhop kept makes a total of £29. What happened to the other pound?
2006-08-22 11:47:11 · 10 answers · asked by sammy o 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Sorry I honestly didnt see it on here before. I was just bored copied it from my mindtrap game lol
2006-08-22 11:54:56 · update #1
hotel gets £25 of the £30,
and give back the £5
the guys paid £30 but get back one pound each, leaving £2. there is no missing pound. the remainder £2 is the tip.
or think of this way 3x£9 is £27 but the room only cost £25 (£27-£25) leaving the £2 the tip
2006-08-22 11:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right, if the men paid 30 and it should have only been 25, when they were given their pound each back they'd actually paid 27(3x9). So, they'd still paid 2 over. Which is the 2 the porter kept. So, theres no pound over. More importantly, if i had a Hotel and 3 men tried to book 1 room, i'd charge them a damn sight more than 25 quid! And i don't think the porter would go barging in with 3 quid either!
2006-08-22 12:02:22 · answer #2 · answered by Gray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 to the bellhop...25 to the clerk...and 3 to the men...adds up to me
the fallacy is when you say the men paid 9 total and 2 to the bellhop. it was 9 total plus the 1 they each got back. the 2 to the bellhop is part of the 27 total they paid.
2006-08-22 11:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by jimvalentinojr 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
those u cant answer this is the master of stupidity and i had that crown but i cud ans. it. its quite simple.
of the 30- 5 returned= 25
of the 5 returned- 2 the porter stoled lol=3
so since the 3 men recived only 3+ the 25 with deductables=28
so 28 which is wat the 3 men actually paid + 2 which was stolen is 30.
god u guys r stupid. oh well i got the brains.lol
2006-08-24 13:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by **~dreamytoya~** 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
£30 minus £5 equals £26! NOT £25! (30, 29, 28, 27, 26)
so £26 plus £3 plus £2 equals £30!
there's the other £ !
2006-08-22 13:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by Keys 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That question is so stupid I'm not even going to answer it. I've heard it way too many times.
2006-08-22 11:52:57 · answer #6 · answered by Blahstuff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't add up!
And it's an old chestnut!
See detailed explanations elsewhere!
2006-08-22 11:58:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you need BRAINS for that one (not alot out there )
2006-08-25 11:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by ME666ME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
copy cat. lol
i won't tell
2006-08-22 11:51:20 · answer #9 · answered by SIMON T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay!!!!
2006-08-22 22:35:33 · answer #10 · answered by Paddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋