they check in a hotel they get a room together which cost $30 so they went up stairs and the manager forgot they were suppose to get a $5 discount so he gave it to the bell boy to take it up there so he just gave them $3 he did not know how to give 3 men $5 so 30 -3=27+2 =29 what happened to the other dollar
2006-09-18 13:41:36 · 9 answers · asked by april r 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
there is no other dollor it was givin to the man so if you take three away and you only give back too you should end up with 1 less
2006-09-18 13:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by dncrgal55 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The reasoning is wrong! If the discount is 3 dollars, you have to add it back to the 27. So 27 plus 3, makes 30! It doesn't matter the other 2 dollars. The owner could had given 10 dollars back and the bellboy keeping 7 for himself. It would be still the same real discount of 3!
2006-09-22 08:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by Frajola 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It never was an issue. The hotel has only $25, the result of taking $5 to return from the $30. The men have $1 each, or $3 of the $5. The bell boy has a $2 tip. Whoever thought up this problem is a good candidate to be a politician! That's how they think!
2006-09-18 13:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where did the +2 come from? The Manger still has it from the $5 discount and only gave them $3? The men paid $27 for the room or $9 each.
Room = 30
Disc. = -3
Total = 27
Are you trying to say the +2 (the remainder of the discount) was added on to the original total? It wasn't.
2006-09-18 13:46:45 · answer #4 · answered by Teresa V 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-17 05:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who gave them the $3-the bellboy?
after getting $5 from his boss!
that's theft-
how do we know if the manager gave a $5 note or coins?
if a note the bellboy was definately a thief
if coins -did he return the $2 to the manager?
if not still theft
TELL US THE NAME OF THE HOTEL SO WE DON'T GET RIPPED OFF
ALSO-WHAT SORT OF CONVENTION WAS IT?THEY CAN'T HAVE BEEN TOO INTELLECTUAL OR THEY WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR THEIR DISCOUNT AT THE DESK
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2006-09-18 13:58:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't work like that... Try 25+3+2=30... Nice try...
2006-09-18 13:46:47 · answer #7 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why is this in earth sciences and Geology??
Its a problem of logic at best and of poorly understood math at worst.
2006-09-18 15:30:13 · answer #8 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you go
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/dollar.htm
2006-09-18 13:55:17 · answer #9 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋